When I was much younger I visited Teotihuacan. Found some obsidian ‘razor blades’ in the rubble of the unexcavated parts. Still very sharp. Climbed both of the big pyramids. Maybe the most impressive part of the climb besides the incredible steepness of the steps were the kids at the top selling ice cold Cokes.
That would be challenging — both your climb, and the cold Cokes.
Same here, 40 years ago when I was about 30 years old and in the best shape of my life. There were 200 steps on the Temple of the Sun, and each step was about 2 feet high. My dad pooped out at the first level half way up, but I zipped on up and made it to the top to take in the impressive view of the entire site. No kids selling Coke that day.
Coming down, however, was another issue. My legs were so tired from the climb, they were shaking like jelly all the way down. Took me forever to get to the bottom.
Soda. The worst thing to drink in the hot sun/weather.
What, no Chiclets?
If those kids had managed to get a Slurpee machine up there they could have made a large fortune.
As it is, I expect they cleaned up.