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Tlaxcala · Mexico Capital
In the destination Tlaxcala and Cacaxtla.
In the photo: Panorama of Tlaxcala, with Ocotlán in the background.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Tlaxcala is the capital of Mexico’s smallest state, a small colonial city about 120 km from Mexico City. It has the Plaza de la Constitución with the Government Palace and its murals, the 16th-century Franciscan convent complex (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), and the Basilica of Ocotlán. The archaeological site of Cacaxtla is about 20 km away.
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The local experience
16th-century Franciscan convent with the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, separate bell tower and a mudéjar ceiling, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
An 18th-century baroque sanctuary on a hill above Tlaxcala, with a white façade, red-brick towers and a gilded chapel behind the altar.
Colonial palace on the Plaza de la Constitución with murals by Desiderio Hernández Xochitiotzin about the history of Tlaxcala.
Nearby archaeological sites: the colorful murals of Cacaxtla’s Great Basament, under a large shelter, and the pyramids of Xochitécatl.
