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Cholula, Mexico
Cholula, Mexico

Cholula

Mexico
Also known as: Cholula de Riva Dabia, Cholula de Rivadavia
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Cholula, city, northwestern Puebla estado (state), central Mexico. It lies on the Mesa Central at 7,052 feet (2,149 meters) above sea level, just northwest of Puebla city, the state capital. Cholula (Nahuatl: “Place of Springs”), an important pre-Spanish-conquest town dedicated to the god Quetzalcóatl, is known for its many domed churches, for the Spaniards built a church on top of each native temple. The preservation of these religious structures led to the city of Cholula’s...

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