The most memorable moment comes in Cholula, where an enormous pre-Columbian pyramid lies beneath a hilltop church. The Great Pyramid of Cholula, called Tlachihualtepetl, has a base nearly 1,300 feet wide. From below, you look up at the Church of Our Lady of the Remedies, a striking collision of Indigenous history and Spanish colonial power. … Read more
Mexico City is too large to understand from one neighborhood, and the Turibus four-route pass gives you a useful first look. From the open top, you can connect Centro, Coyoacán, Basilica, and Polanco without learning the Metro on day one. I like the freedom to hop off for the Templo Mayor, Coyoacán’s plazas, or the … Read more
The Great Pyramid of Cholula is the star of this outing, not because it looks like a classic stepped pyramid today, but because much of it lies beneath a broad grassy hill crowned by a colonial church. Add Tonantzintla’s astonishing church interior and Puebla’s pretty old center, and you get a compact lesson in how … Read more
Cholula gives you one of Mexico’s great visual surprises: a church perched on the enormous base of an ancient pyramid, with a steep cobbled approach and broad views. From there, this full-day trip adds the extraordinary indigenous baroque of Tonantzintla and Puebla’s handsome colonial center. I like the easy transport from Mexico City and the … Read more