Puebla · Mexico

San Pedro Cholula

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In the photo: Convent of San Gabriel, Cholula

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The city

What to expect from San Pedro Cholula.

Cholula is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the Americas, about 10 km west of Puebla. It has the Great Pyramid, the largest in the world by volume, covered with earth and crowned by the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Remedies, with Popocatépetl in the background. It is said to have a church for every day of the year. It is a Pueblo Mágico and a university city, with bars and cafés.

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The local experience

What to see in San Pedro Cholula

Archaeological site and sanctuary

Gran Pirámide de Cholula e Santuario de los Remedios

The largest pyramid in the world by volume, covered with earth, with tunnels inside and a colonial church on top.

Convent

Convento de San Gabriel e Capilla Real

16th-century Franciscan convent on Cholula's zócalo, with the Capilla Real of 49 domes, inspired by the Mosque of Córdoba.

Church

Templo de Santa María Tonantzintla

Church of indigenous baroque, with the interior covered in figures of angels, fruits and flowers in gilded and polychrome stucco made by local craftsmen.

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