MEXICO CITY—In 1519, Hernán Cortés and his conquistadors arrived in Cholula, one of the largest cities in central Mexico. Roughly 50 miles southeast from modern day Mexico City, its tens of thousands ...
It's easy, especially after a year in which all eyes were on the Maya world, to get caught up in the history and artistry of its ancient cities, and the colossal heights attained by some of their ...
The Great Pyramid of Cholula: This little-known structure in central Mexico preserves 2,500 years of Mesoamerican history. After conquistador Hernán Cortés and his men marched through Cholula, Mexico, ...
Puebla, Mexico – Cholula is a seemingly unremarkable village three hours from Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. But it has one claim to fame: a large hill that awkwardly bulges out from the ...
This temple at Cholula dwarfs the Great Pyramid at Giza, yet it went unnoticed by Spanish invaders. Why? They arrived in their thousands. Hardened by months of war with ferocious natives, ...
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