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Dec 3, 2024

　　The Ex-Convento de San Gabriel (also known as Plaza de la Concordia), facing the east side of Cholula's huge zócalo, includes a tiny but interesting Franciscan library and three fine churches – Capilla de la Tercera Orden, Capilla Real and Templo de San Gabriel – all of which will appeal to travelers interested in antique books and early religious and Franciscan history.

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Santuario de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios

　　The Pirámide Tepanapa is topped by the brightly decorated Santuario de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios. It's a classic symbol of conquest, but possibly an inadvertent one, as the church may have been built before the Spanish realized the mound contained a pagan temple. You can climb to the church...

Ex-Convento de San Gabriel

　　The Ex-Convento de San Gabriel (also known as Plaza de la Concordia), facing the east side of Cholula's huge zócalo, includes a tiny but interesting Franciscan library and three fine churches – Capilla de la Tercera Orden, Capilla Real and Templo de San Gabriel – all of which will appeal...

Pirámide Tepanapa

　　The incredible Pirámide Tepanapa looks more like a hill than a pyramid, but it's still the town's big draw, and with miles of tunnels veining the inside of the structure, it's no letdown. The Zona Arqueológica comprises the excavated areas around the pyramid and the tunnels underneath. You enter via...

Patio de los Altares

　　Ringed by platforms and unique diagonal stairways, this plaza was the main approach to Cholula's pyramid. Three large stone slabs on its east, north and west sides are carved in the Veracruz interlocking scroll design. At its south end is an Aztec-style altar in a pit, dating from shortly before...

Zona Arqueológica

　　Located two blocks to the southeast of Cholula’s central plaza, the Pirámide Tepanapa looks more like a hill than a pyramid and has a domed church on top so it’s tough to miss. The town’s big drawcard is no letdown, with kilometers of tunnels veining the inside of the structure....

Capilla Real de Naturales

　　The Arabic-style Capilla Real has 49 domes and dates from 1540. The mosque-inspired design makes the yellow church unique to Mexico and creates a beautiful interior pattern of dome arches. It forms part of the Ex-Convento de San Gabriel. The church opens for extended hours (9am to 8pm) on the...

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Casa del Caballero Águila

　　This excellent museum is housed in a fantastically restored colonial building on the zócalo. The small collection includes ceramics and jewelry from the Pirámide Tepanapa, as well as later colonial paintings and sculptures. Most interestingly, you can watch through a glass wall as museum employees painstakingly restore smashed ceramics and...

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