Mexico, Pyramid of the Moon
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Canadian tourists say Mexico is safe following ancient pyramid shooting that left one dead
Canadian tourists say Mexico is still a safe place to travel after a shooting at an ancient pyramid site leaves one dead and 13 others injured.
A gunman opened fire at the Teotihuacán archaeological site outside Mexico City before killing himself, the authorities said. Six Americans were among those injured, including two from gunshots.
There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat-topped mounds made mostly of mud, but Djoser’s ...