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For his physical education class, Nathanael had to put together an activity using “SMART goals” (goals that are S<\/strong>pecific, M<\/strong>easurable, A<\/strong>chievable, R<\/strong>ealistic and T<\/strong>ime-bound<\/em>). So he decided to do an Ixtapaluca hike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, yesterday after our main meal of the day we set out to fulfill the goals. He had mapped out a route (which we ended up adjusting somewhat en route<\/em>), which included climbing up to two archaeological sites on two sides of town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I took some pictures as we went, so I thought you might enjoy this mini-tour. I’ve linked to each picture in our Photo Gallery so that you can see the full-resolution version (you will want to actually download the photo from the gallery if you want the full-res version).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Typical<\/a>
Typical Street<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"street<\/a>
Street market – socks on the right, makeup on the left, and vegetables ahead.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"The<\/a>
The “Stairway of Doom” (yeah, we just made that up). And when we got to the top, there was another one.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Path<\/a>
A path in the hills of Ixtapaluca<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"A<\/a>
A view of Ixtapaluca from the first hill we climbed.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Jim<\/a>
On top of an unexcavated pyramid in Ixtapaluca, looking down over the city.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"dumped<\/a>
Dumped garbage<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"cacti<\/a>
Cacti along the road<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Street<\/a>
Street and sewer, with little bridges over the canal.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Archaeological<\/a>
Tlapacoya Archaeological Site, from a culture that flourished hundreds of years before Christ.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Panteon<\/a>
One of Ixtapaluca’s cemeteries.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Cerro<\/a>
A cross on Elephant Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Ixtapaluca<\/a>
Looking down on Ixtapaluca from Elephant Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Another<\/a>
Another Ixtapaluca Street<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Stats\"<\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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