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Year Taken |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Casa del Alfenique |
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The beautiful interior courtyard. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Casa del Alfenique |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20415.jpg) |
The upper floor. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Church of San Fransisco |
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The pastel coloured Church of San Fransisco. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Church of San Fransisco |
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The side of the building with its pastel hues. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Church of San Fransisco |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20418.jpg) |
The elaborately carved main entrance. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Church of San Fransisco |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02707.jpg) |
Detail of ceramic tiles and carvings. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Church of San Fransisco |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20419.jpg) |
The exterior is covered with tiled images. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Church of San Fransisco |
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Detail of tiles. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20421.jpg) |
The colonial centre. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20422.jpg) |
Two buses. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20423.jpg) |
The Church of San Cristobal. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02708.jpg) |
Colonial house with painted ceramic tiles and wrought iron balconies. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02709.jpg) |
The Church of Santo Domingo dates from 1720. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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In the grounds of the Church of Santo Domingo. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20425.jpg) |
Sweet and chocolate shop. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20426.jpg) |
Pedestrian street. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
|
Puebla |
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Convent of Santa Rosa |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20427.jpg) |
The 17th century Convent of Santa Rosa. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Convent of Santa Rosa |
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Detail of tilework. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20429.jpg) |
Market stalls. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
|
Puebla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20430.jpg) |
Boy carrying baskets. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Santa Monica Convent |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20431.jpg) |
The Santa Monica Convent. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Santa Monica Convent |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20432.jpg) |
A shrine in the garden. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Santa Monica Convent |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20433.jpg) |
A nun's cell with implements of self flagellation. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Santa Monica Convent |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02711.jpg) |
The kitchen of the convent where mole poblano (a chocolate sauce) was invented. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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La Malinche Volcano (4450m). |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Clothes shop. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20435.jpg) |
Food stall in a square. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Church of San Jose |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20436.jpg) |
The tile covered Church of San Jose. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Church of San Jose |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20437.jpg) |
Many churches in Puebla are covered with tiles. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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Church of San Jose |
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Detail of tile pattern. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20439.jpg) |
The two volcanoes, Popocatepetl (5452m) and Ixtaccihuatl (5286m). |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20448.jpg) |
Cholula was an Aztec town of 100,000 people that was destroyed by the Spanish. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20449.jpg) |
The Spanish built city of Cholula dates from the 16th century. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20450.jpg) |
The Arabic style Church of San Gabrielle (1540). |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Church of Santa Maria |
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The Church of Santa Maria in the small village of Tonantzintla. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Church of Santa Maria |
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Detail of the tilework. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Church of Santa Maria |
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The interior was designed by indigenous craftsmen. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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An unexcavated pyramid in the centre of the town. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20455.jpg) |
The overgrown hill that is the Great Pyramid of Cholula. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20456.jpg) |
Small Catholic shrine on the slopes of the Cholula Pyramid. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
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Church built by Hernan Cortez at the top of the pyramid. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20458.jpg) |
Sunday pilgrims. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02713.jpg) |
Children by the church at the top of the pyramid. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20459.jpg) |
A Nahua ceremony. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
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Excavations at the base of the 60m high pyramid. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02712.jpg) |
The pyramid's diagonal steps are unique to Cholula. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20464.jpg) |
The pyramid is the second largest in the world. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
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Quetzelcoatl, the plumed serpent god. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20463.jpg) |
The pyramid is 425m square and 60m high. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
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Carvings influenced by Toltec art. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
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The pyramid was completed around 900. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
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The construction of the pyramid began in 300 BCE. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20467.jpg) |
An Aztec sacrificial altar with bones from victims. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Cholula |
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Great Pyramid |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20468.jpg) |
The pyramid has 8km of tunnels running through it. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tepeaca |
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Tepeaca is a Nahua village with a large Friday market. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tepeaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20479.jpg) |
Buying pears. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tepeaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20480.jpg) |
Food stall. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tepeaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20481.jpg) |
Chilli seller. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tepeaca |
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Nahua women. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tepeaca |
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Woman with mat. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tepeaca |
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Selling turkeys. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tepeaca |
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Woman and child. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tepeaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20486.jpg) |
Two women in the market. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tepeaca |
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A Nahua woman at the market. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tepeaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20487.jpg) |
Chicken. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tepeaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20488.jpg) |
Woman and girl. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tepeaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02715.jpg) |
Man in the Friday market. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Puebla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02710.jpg) |
Traditional style saloon bar. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tecali |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20489.jpg) |
Tecali is a small village famous for onyx. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tecali |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20490.jpg) |
The main street. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Puebla |
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Tecali |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20491.jpg) |
Onyx pavement. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Tlaxcala |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20441.jpg) |
Tlaxcala (2239m) is a small colonial town built on the site of an Aztec settlement. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Tlaxcala |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20442.jpg) |
The 18th century San Jose Parish Church. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Tlaxcala |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20443.jpg) |
Most of the buildings are ochre coloured. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Tlaxcala |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20444.jpg) |
A small bandstand in the main square. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Tlaxcala |
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Municipal Palace |
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The entrance to the Municipal Palace. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Tlaxcala |
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Municipal Palace |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20446.jpg) |
The palace is ornately tiled and carved. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Tlaxcala |
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Municipal Palace |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20447.jpg) |
Mural showing the region's pre-Hispanic history. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Cacaxtla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20469.jpg) |
The pyramid at Cacaxtla was built by the Mayans before 1000. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Cacaxtla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20470.jpg) |
The site is famous for its murals. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Cacaxtla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20471.jpg) |
Mural of a high priest dressed as a jaguar dating from 750. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Cacaxtla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20472.jpg) |
The Mural of the Battle dates from 650. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Cacaxtla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20473.jpg) |
Cactus. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Cacaxtla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20474.jpg) |
The region around the site. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Cacaxtla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20475.jpg) |
Gentle hills. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Cacaxtla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20476.jpg) |
The region is surrounded by volcanic peaks. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Cacaxtla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel02714.jpg) |
The volcanic peak of Popocatepetl (5452m). |
1991 |
Mexico |
Tlaxcala |
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Cacaxtla |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20477.jpg) |
Ixtaccihuatl (5286m). |
1991 |
Mexico |
Oaxaca |
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Oaxaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20492.jpg) |
Oaxaca was founded by the Spanish in 1529 and is full of colonial buildings. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Oaxaca |
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Oaxaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20493.jpg) |
The city is the centre of the Miztec and Zapotec people. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Oaxaca |
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Oaxaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20494.jpg) |
Miztec woman. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Oaxaca |
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Oaxaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20495.jpg) |
Zapotec woman. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Oaxaca |
|
Oaxaca |
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Cathedral |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20496.jpg) |
The Cathedral dates from 1553. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Oaxaca |
|
Oaxaca |
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Cathedral |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20498.jpg) |
Detailed stone carving by the entrance. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Oaxaca |
|
Oaxaca |
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Cathedral |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20497.jpg) |
The building is in Oaxaca Baroque style. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Oaxaca |
|
Oaxaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20499.jpg) |
The covered market. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Oaxaca |
|
Oaxaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20500.jpg) |
City bus. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Oaxaca |
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Oaxaca |
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![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20501.jpg) |
Church of the Company of Jesus. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Oaxaca |
|
Oaxaca |
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Government Palace |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20502.jpg) |
The interior courtyard of the Government Palace. |
1991 |
Mexico |
Oaxaca |
|
Oaxaca |
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Government Palace |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel20503.jpg) |
The palace contains murals showing the history of the Oaxaca Valley which has been inhabited since 8000 BCE. |
1991 |