Introducing Cholula
Almost a suburb of Puebla these days, but far different in history and feel, the town of Cholula is home to the widest pyramid ever built, the Pirámide Tepanapa. Despite this claim to fame, it’s a surprisingly ignored place, largely because, unlike its contemporaries Teotihuacán or Tula, the pyramid has been so neglected over the centuries as to be virtually unrecognizable as a manmade structure. Indeed, the pyramid was so overgrown even when the Spanish arrived that they built a church on the top, not realizing that their ‘hill’ was actually a native religious site.
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Cholula itself is dominated by the pyramid and its famous church, but it has a buzzing nightlife thanks to its big student population and plenty of good eating and accommodation options centered on the huge zócalo.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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