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I was surprised by the variety of murals that are still on the walls at various places we visited. Many of these were not part of the main Teotihuacán site, and many of them are in pretty bad shape, some still exposed to the elements. I believe that many of the murals have been transferred to museums for safekeeping.

A friend thought this one looked like a Hieronymus Bosch painting, and I don't disagree!
Murals at various sites around Teotihaucan

The one below is said to represent human genitals, and I could clearly see the Fallopian tubes...but I had to ask about the others. I was told they are stylized testes -- or like the vas deferens --
Murals at various sites around Teotihaucan -- these are representations of testes and Fallopian tubes.


Murals at various sites around Teotihaucan -- mudras

Murals at various sites around Teotihaucan

Murals at various sites around Teotihaucan

Other pics from the Teotihuacán trip
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"O seguro morreu de velho, mas o desconfiado ainda está vivo." -- "The safe one died of old age, but the suspicious one is still living."