Puebla
Puebla Puebla Mexico
Photography by Bill Bell
Puebla is the capital of Puebla State. It is localized in the central valley
surrounding by the highest volcanoes of the country. Puebla is 120 Km from
Mexico City.
Puebla, established by the Spanish in 1531
on the main route between the port of Veracruz (the most important port in
Mexico) and Mexico City, Puebla was the principal city of colonial Mexico.
Puebla's appearance is the most European of all the colonial cities, because it
was planned from the ground up by a Spanish city designer rather than being
built within an existing Indian community.
Although modern Puebla is highly
industrialized, its historic downtown remains a Spanish-colonial treasure filled
with elegant 17th and 18th century European architecture and art. When you add a
temperate climate year-around, friendly and helpful residents (called
poblanos) and delicious regional cuisine.
se yourself out of and explore the surrounding towns cities and volcanoes,
including Puebla. Click on pictures to view in larger format.
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