Puebla, Mexico. City of Churches and Beetles
Description
About 60 miles east of Mexico City, at the foot of Popocatépetl volcano, Puebla was founded ex nihilo in 1531. The great religious buildings of Puebla such as the cathedral (16th and 17th centuries), superb palaces like the old Archbishop's Palace, as well as a host of houses whose walls are covered in tiles (azulejos) have been preserved.
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12 min 36 sec
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- Human geography (324)
- Cultural geography (235)
- Population geography (52)
- Latin Americans (167)
- World history (1846)
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