Oaxaca · Mexico

Santa María del Tule

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In the photo: Tule Tree and Church of Santa María del Tule

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Santa María del Tule is a small village about 12 km east of Oaxaca, on the road to Mitla, known for the Tule tree, a Montezuma cypress with one of the thickest trunks in the world. The tree stands in the churchyard of the Church of the Assumption, next to the square and a food market. It is the first stop on the route that continues to Teotitlán, Yagul and Mitla.

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What to see in Santa María del Tule

Monumental tree

Árbol del Tule

Montezuma cypress in the churchyard of Santa María del Tule, with one of the thickest trunks in the world, about 14 meters in diameter.

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