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Puebla
Attraction
Puebla
is undoubtedly, a city where you can
spend a very profitable vacation, either you want to get in touch with
nature, history, culture or to enjoy maximum relaxation, here you will
always find the perfect activity for you and your family.
Puebla
features beautiful rivers, lagoons, waterfalls, caverns, volcanoes and
mountains among its natural wonders. In the surroundings of the city you
can find a great variety of archeological sites, where you will be able
to learn about the ancient civilizations that inhabited these lands.
Cantona, The Cholula Pyramid,
Tepapayeca,
Xiutetelco y
Yohualichan, are
clear examples of these sites.
Puebla
features beautiful buildings that are impressive samples of the Baroque
architecture. Decorated with gorgeous ornaments, they make the Historic
Center a colorful place worth to be visited. Puebla features countless
museums, convents, churches and sanctuaries among its main attractions.
The most representative museums are: Amparo Museum, IMAGINA Interactive
Museum, the Religious Art Museum, the Viceroyal Art Museum and the Bello
Museum, perfect for Puebla sightseeing.
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Cholula
The Cholula's Pyramid is one of the main Puebla attractions.
This magnificent place was built to venerate the god of the rain
Chiconahui Quiahuitl; it is one of the biggest monuments in the
world. With a 210 ft height and a 1476 ft long platform, this
pyramid is twice as tall as Keops in EgyptDuring the excavations
in this beautiful archeological site have been found 5 miles of
tunnels, the Mural de las Mariposas and the Mural de los
Bebedores with more than a hundred anthropomorphic figures that
dramatize a ceremony to the god of the Pulque, Octli. On the
site 7 pyramids were built one over the other on a 6-century
period, till giving to the pyramid its current dimension.
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Popocatepetl-Iztacihuatl
National Park
If you enjoy getting in touch with nature, you can not miss visiting
this impressive place that will provide you with lots of adventure and
boosts of adrenaline. You can practice hiking, reaching the highest
peaks of the Popocatepetl at 17,887 ft and the Iztacihuatl at 17,322 ft
height.
Take a
deep into the forest and the plateau of one of the largest national
parks in Mexico and discover its wild fauna. White-tale deer, wild hens,
hawks and crows are some of the species you will find when exploring the
Sierra Nevada. In its slopes is located this marvelous park, where you
will be able to breathe fresh air on the mountains and experience a
winter frost.
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Africam
Safari
In this wonderful
zoo, you will have the opportunity to admire a great variety of
wild animal species as they were on their natural environment.
Africam Safari was established in 1972 by the Captain Carlos
Camacho, even though it was conceived to be a private
collection, nowadays shelters more than 300 animals of around
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The
Main Square
The Main
Square is surrounded by beautiful gardens, huge trees and gorgeous
Colonial buildings. In ancient times, this place served as scenery for
splendid regional festivities that gave life and color to this city; its
large doors and beautiful streets were the perfect scene for theatrical
plays, parties, religious celebrations and bullfights used to be
performed. These days the Zocalo is frequented for its cultural
traditions or for the entertainment in the public gardens.
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Amparo
Museum
The Amparo Museum was established
in 1991; its exhibition rooms look modern, with their spacious
showcases, large monitors and touch-screens that display the
pieces in exhibition, there are also headphones with Spanish,
English, French, German and Japanese translations explaining
everything you need. It also features state-of-the-art
technology as well as one of the most important masterpiece
collections in Mexico, making of this, one of the best in Latin
America. A great architecture design and a magnificent
organization are blended in this museum |
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Popocatepetl-Iztacihuatl
National Park
If you enjoy getting in touch with nature, you can not miss visiting
this impressive place that will provide you with lots of adventure and
boosts of adrenaline. You can practice hiking, reaching the highest
peaks of the Popocatepetl at 17,887 ft and the Iztacihuatl at 17,322 ft
height.
Take a deep into the forest and the plateau of one of the largest
national parks in Mexico and discover its wild fauna. White-tale deer,
wild hens, hawks and crows are some of the species you will find when
exploring the Sierra Nevada. In its slopes is located this marvelous
park, where you will be able to breathe fresh air on the mountains and
experience a winter frost.
Main
Theater
In 1706
was inaugurated on an important commerce spot the Main Theatre, with a
space to accommodate up to 1600 people. Later, during the Independence
Battle was used as an artillery warehouse. At its reopening, was used to
organize bullfights that seriously damaged it. In 1820 got its current
name and was rebuilt, but in 1902 caught fire after a performance,
losing almost all its colonial structure. Years later, it was rebuilt
and equipped, that is why it's working up to date. At present, the
surrounding area of the Main Theatre, is a pedestrian walkway where is
also the Artist District; here artists and sculptors gather to exhibit
and display their masterpieces. It is a place you must visit in Puebla
sightseeing!
Museo
Nacional del Ferrocarril
This is a treat for railroad buffs. It consists of a large open area
with several train engines (both steam and diesel), baggage cars,
passenger cars, a presidential car, a dining car, Pullman coaches, and a
caboose. You can board and inspect the cars. Even those not interested
in railroads might enjoy seeing the design and details of some of these
-- they sketch in microcosm a bygone era. A small gallery exhibits
railway landscapes.Phone:222/232-4988
Exconvento
de Santa Mónica
After independence, a long political struggle arose
between the national government and the Church. It climaxed in the
Reform Wars of the 1850s, when the government instituted several
anticlerical measures, including the closing of convents. The nuns here
discreetly walled up their doors and kept functioning as a religious
community with the aid of their neighbors and the blind eye of local
officials. They survived with little assistance from the outside as over
the years the convent slowly crumbled around them. Then, in 1934 (during
another time of crisis between the government and the church), a local
official "discovered" them. This history makes for an interesting visit:
displays include the contents of this and two other clandestine convents
confiscated at the same time. These nuns weren't sitting on great
treasures -- most of the paintings are poor examples of their era -- but
you will find a rare set of paintings on velvet that predate Elvis.
Things not to miss are the crypt, the chapel, and the upper and lower
coros (choirs). While you're there, visit the church next door and
pay your respects to the much-revered image of Nuestro Señor de las
Maravillas, alongside the back of the nave, to the left as you
enter.Phone:222/232-0178
Exconvento
de Santa Rosa
Unlike its neighbor, this
former convent near Santa Mónica was unable to postpone confiscation and
served variously as barracks, hospital, and public housing. It is now
the home of the Museo de Arte Popular. Here you can see the
kitchen where mole was invented (for this alone it is worth the
pilgrimage), and afterward the museum guide will take you upstairs to
see displays of the crafts practiced in the state of Puebla. If you
enjoy handicrafts, don't miss this place; it has some rare and beautiful
examples of artisanship. The main door is usually closed; enter through
the public parking lot at 14 Poniente 305
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