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Climbing the main volcanoes in Mexico during the year 2008: Iztaccihuatl, La Malinche, Nevado de Toluca, and Sierra Negra
Puebla (officially Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza) and also known as Puebla de los Angeles is the capital of the State of Puebla. With more than 1.4 million people, Puebla is the fourth largest city in Mexico.
The city of Puebla was founded with the name of "Puebla de los Angeles" on April 16, 1531, as it can be read at the plenary hall of the City Council:
In 1987, the Historic Centre of Puebla was named UNESCO World Heritage Site. Near the Zocalo square of Puebla is the Cathedral, of baroque and neoclassic style. Inside the cypress stands, a large octagon-shaped altar on which two successive temples rise, one in the inside, which houses the tabernacle, and one in the outside, supported by eight pairs of Corinthian columns:
In what was the old native quarter of El Alto, the Iglesia de San Francisco (San Francisco Church) is located, built between 1550 and 1767:
Between the "5 de Mayo" and "4 Poniente" streets the Templo de Santo Domingo (Temple of Santo Domingo) is located, where the beautiful high altar stands out:
Inside the Temple of Santo Domingo one of the most splendid examples of Baroque New Spain can be discovered, the Capilla del Rosario (Chapel of the Rosary) from 1690, which was once considered the "eighth wonder of the world", a masterpiece of religious art in Mexico. The Chapel of the Rosary is mainly decorated with angels and cherubs made with gilded plasterwork. All ornaments are made from flour with egg white and water, covered with sheets of 24 carat gold:
From Puebla, the volcanoes Iztaccihuatl, La Malinche, Pico de Orizaba, Popocatepetl, and Sierra Negra can be reached in little more than one hour.
More information: Puebla de Zaragoza, Wikipedia.