Cholula Walkabout – 02/01/2020 - Hiking in New Mexico (NMHiking.com)

During our visit to Oaxaca, we made a 4-day visit to Puebla during which we made a side trip to Cholula. This post is being prepared 6 months later, so the description is minimal, but I invite you to enjoy our photos.

Getting There

We hired Uber to deliver us from Puebla to Cholula, some 8 miles, and for the return.

The Walkabout

Cholula Walkabout.Pat.2020-02-01

During our walkabout we enjoyed a lunch in a local cafe, visited the church Parroquia de San Andrés Apóstol, then visited the Great Pyramid and Iglesia de Nuestra Señora. As part of the visit to Iglesia de Nuestra Señora we toured the interior including the tunnels beneath the church which were part of the pyramid build by the Aztecs. While at the Great Pyramid we happened to come across a procession bringing one of their saints up to the church – truly a treat for our visit. From there we found our way to Cholula’s Zocalo and toured the grounds of the San Gabriel Franciscan Convent including the huge Capilla Real. We finished the day by walking through a market area near the Zocalo. Then another Uber ride back to Puebla

Statistics

Total Distance: 6.02 miles
Elevation: start 7,044 ft, maximum 7,214 ft, minimum 7,008 ft
Gross gain: 206 ft. Aggregate ascending 790 ft, descending 791 ft
Maximum slope: 25% ascending, 36% descending, 3.5% average
Duration: 8:22