Clapping in Teotihuacan

**Jesus** · 03-11-2011

This is from previous visits to the pyramids in Teotihucan (north of Mexico city), but you can try in several other pyramids. It depends on the inclination of the stairs and platforms. I have done it also in Edzna, near Campeche city, it was very clear, but I can't video and clap at the same time when I go alone without a tripod, hahaha

Try different spots, the resulting echo should sound like a bird, some reaserchers think that the idea was to imitate the sound of Quetzal, the sacred bird of the Maya.

**Jesus** · 03-08-2012

I tried it in Uxmal, amazing, in the Nunnery quadrangle the plaza has such acoustics that I had trouble deciding where the sound was coming from.

In Coba in the main pyramid, but also at the "paintings building" is possible to get a very clear "bird chirping"

03-11-2011	#1 (permalink)
Jesus Nutty Peep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Posts: 6,017	Clapping in Teotihuacan This is from previous visits to the pyramids in Teotihucan (north of Mexico city), but you can try in several other pyramids. It depends on the inclination of the stairs and platforms. I have done it also in Edzna, near Campeche city, it was very clear, but I can't video and clap at the same time when I go alone without a tripod, hahaha Try different spots, the resulting echo should sound like a bird, some reaserchers think that the idea was to imitate the sound of Quetzal, the sacred bird of the Maya.

03-08-2012	#2 (permalink)
Jesus Nutty Peep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Posts: 6,017	I tried it in Uxmal, amazing, in the Nunnery quadrangle the plaza has such acoustics that I had trouble deciding where the sound was coming from. In Coba in the main pyramid, but also at the "paintings building" is possible to get a very clear "bird chirping"

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