puebla

We went to Puebla last weekend, the fourth-largest city in Mexico, which is located about two hours down the road from Cuernavaca Our trip took about three, thanks to the traffic.


Home to extensive colonial architecture and supposedly 365 churches (one for each day of the year), Puebla was one of the most unique Mexican cities I've visited, mainly because the streets followed a square grid and there were fewer dogs and pieces of garbage in the streets.



Puebla is also home to Chotula, which is the "largest pyramid of the Ancient World." Honestly, it looks like a hill, and most people must have thought the same, because it was discovered there are more than five miles of underground tunnels inside. Because of the church on top, it hasn't been restored to the same extent as those at Teothuiacan. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen, figuratively and literally, as it was hot outside that day.