Tlachihualtepetl

Sometime last week we made a trip out to Cholula to visit the pyramids and the beautiful church that sits up on top. Cholula is less than a ten minute drive from Puebla and mostly know for its nightlife, but the other side of Cholula is known for the pyramid. The pyramids proper name is Tlachihualtepetl which means artificial mountain. And according to wikipedia is is "the largest pyramid as well as the largest monument ever constructed anywhere in the world." On top of which the spanish constructed a church. The climb to the church on top is a pretty hefty climb, and we were definately winded by the time we made it to the top. From the top you can se the entire valley of Puebla and all the surrounding vocanos including Popocatapetl and Iztaccíhuatl. The view was breathtakingly beautiful. The church on top was beautiful, both inside and out. We walked around inside the church, however we felt a bit awkward as there were people sitting in the pews praying. Anyway, the most amazing part of the experience was the 360 degree panoramic view of Puebla. Usually the pyramid is open to the public to walk through the tunnel underneath, but due to a cave-in of part of the tunnel it was closed to the public and we were unable to go under the pyramid. We walked around the base however to view the the excavated ruins of the pyramids base and outskirts. It was a wonderful sunny day for pyramid viewing.