Visit to the pyramids of Canada de la Virgen

The Chichimeca are the original inhabitants of the Bajio, the countryside of the area surrounding San Miguel de Allende in the state of Guanajuato. Less than an hour drive from SMA, a pyramid area has been mostly excavated in the 21st century. There are still many unexplored sites in the general area, but there are difficulties with permission as much of the land is privately owned. These sites are historically very import and their discovery has caused the northern border of what was considered Meso-American to be moved further north to include this area.
We took a trip to this pyramid with one of the archaeologists who excavated this area and now does private guide work. Albert is very knowledgeable about the dig, the history and anthropology - and very interesting and a great story-teller. He is from the USA but is now a dual citizen. It was a great trip and very informative.
This site contained the burial grounds of a king, a young woman warrior, a child and about 11 others, whose remains had actually been brought by the priests of this temple from far away. This area is a very significant find for many reasons.
There are still descendants of the Chichimeca in the area, but much of the history is lost. Many churches were built by friars and missionaries on worship sites of the indigenous peoples to stop their worship and convert them to Catholicism. The locations of many sites have been lost.