To Travel is To Live - Day 2

🌎 Notes from the Wilderness
Written by Jennifer Axcell

"To travel is to live."—Hans Christian Andersen



July 8th, 2025

📍Teotihuacan, Mexico 🇲🇽

¡Saludos desde el desierto!





Day 2

After a 3 a.m. wakeup, I ventured north to watch the sunrise over the pyramids of Teotihuacan from a hot air balloon. This ancient Mesoamerican city, Teotihuacan, is home to many of the most architecturally significant pyramids in the pre-Columbian Americas, the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon. This city predates the Aztec empire by centuries!

 

Flying over these beautiful ruins in a hot air balloon as the sun rose was an incredible experience, which only got better once we landed and were able to walk around the ruins themselves. While I didn’tget to climb the Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon was opened to the public to climb only a month ago. I’m glad I have “Colorado lungs” that could handle the steep incline at elevation without problem.

 
 
 

Check back tomorrow for updates from my travels through Mexico City.

With Love,

Jennifer

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Jennifer Axcell

Jennifer Axcell writes from the intersection of travel, lived experience, and spiritual inquiry. Following curiosity wherever it leads—from unfamiliar landscapes and ancient traditions to creativity, relationships, and the inner terrain—she explores the evolution of consciousness and what it means to live more awake, connected, and whole.

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