Punta Peñasco, Rocky Point

Cholula and Puebla

Aside as places of worship sacred to the Aztecs. Cortés vowed to replace each image with a church and those churches stand today.

There are few more enjoyable motor journeys in all of México than that from the Republic's capital city to Puebla of the Angeles. The primary highway system in México consists of modern, high-speed highways, comparable to the main highways of the United States. The motorist leaves the valley of México, crosses a shoulder of the Sierras, passes very close to the volcano, Popo, and then drops down into the valley of Cholula and Puebla. Of the many interesting sites near Cholula is the Church of Our Lady of Los Remedios, built on a high volcanic hill and whose spires can be seen for many miles distance.

Puebla de Los Ángeles is called, and with good reason, the most Spanish city in all of México It was founded in 1531 and is peopled by a large proportion of Spanish immigrants. It is also called the most Catholic City of México and bells of the various churches of the city are constant music to the visitor.

Historically, Puebla is a triumphant chapter in Mexican history. The city has undergone eight stages, not counting the Revolution of 1910. The great battle of the 5th of May, 1862, now celebrated as a national holiday, was fought here. At that time a small Mexican army under General Zaragoza routed a much larger French army under Maximilian. Fort Loreto, near Puebla, is an interesting relic of Puebla's proud past.

There are many Indian villages around Cholula and Puebla of unusual interest. Among these are Huejotzingo, San Martín Texmelucan, San Mateo Calputitlan, San Andres Calpan, and Atlixco. A road branching from the main México City-Puebla road leads to Tlaxcala, the capital of the state of Tlaxcala, a most ancient and unusual state capital.

There are many interesting villages scattered through the valley to Cholula and Puebla. In the vicinity of Cholula there is a church for every day of the year