An unusual exhibit is touring Jalisco schools in a bid to teach children about Guachimontones, the pre-Hispanic archaeological site consisting of curious “round pyramids” located about an hour west of Guadalajara in Teuchitlan.
The museum consists of a large inflatable structure which children can enter and explore, passing through important geographical landmarks such as the Tequila Volcano, the plains of Ameca and the now extinct Lake of Magdalena. The sites are represented in a variety of imaginative ways, with blue lakes, a cloudy painted sky and plastic plants representing the region’s fauna.
Students learn about the way of life of Teuchitlan’s ancient inhabitants and discover the importance of
agriculture and fishing to their communities.
The museum is a joint project organized by the Jalisco Culture Secretariat and the Phil Weigand Guachimontones Interpretive Center.
The opening of the program took place in Basillo Vadillo primary school.
“Visiting this place will make you feel that history is something really fun and not just a subject to study in class,” Jalisco Culture Secretary Myriam Vachez Plagnol told the children. “It is also something we can live and we can feel.”