对受到金星启示的战争和血祭的崇奉,不但维系了而且最终摧毁了中美洲伟大的特奥蒂瓦坎城。特奥蒂瓦坎,对每年数百万的参观者来说仅以其金字塔而闻名。这座残破的大城市规模非凡,几乎覆盖了墨西哥东北30英里之外的一片谷地。我第一次参观此地是在1973年的夏天,那时我是一个搞天文学的年轻研究生。下了装有空调的汽车,置身在干燥的暑 The worship of the wars and blood sacrifices inspired by Venus not only maintained but eventually destroyed the great Teotihuacan of Central America. Teotihuacan, known only to its pyramids for millions of visitors every year. The large, dismal megalopolis is exceptionally large and covers almost a valley thirty miles northeast of Mexico. My first visit here was in the summer of 1973 when I was a young graduate student in astronomy. Under the car with air conditioning, exposure to dry summer