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MEXICO CITY - Archeologists said Wednesday they have
discovered a massive 6th-century Indian pyramid beneath the site of a centuries-old re-enactment of the crucifixion of Christ.
Built on a hillside by the mysterious Teotihuacan culture, the pyramid was abandoned almost 1,000 years before Catholics began re-enacting the
Crucifixion there in the 1800s, unaware they were celebrating one of the holiest moments of their faith on a site originally dedicated to gods of
earth, wind and rain.
While residents around the hillside in Iztapalapa, on the east side of Mexico City, express pride at the discovery, it illustrates the difficulty of
preserving the many layers of Mexican history: archeologists have decided not to fully excavate the site so as to avoid disturbing the Christian
rites.
"When they first saw us digging there, the local people just couldn't believe there was a pyramid there," said archaeologist Jesus Sanchez. "It
was only when the slopes and shapes of the pyramid, the floors with altars were found, that they finally believed us."
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