Cholula, a suburb of Puebla. During conquest of Mexico Cortés, who feared an
ambush at Cholula, executed a devastating attack where a large part of the
population of city was killed. Later a plague epidemic ensured that Cholula
changed in a poor village. But nowadays it is an attractive city. Especially
by the many churches (about 70). Here you can see the Gran Pirámide of Tepanapa, the largest pyramid which is ever built in
middle-America, meanwhile overgrown with vegetation. With regard to the
basis it is the largest of the world. The temple which stood initially
on the top has been destroyed by the Spaniards and replaced by a, in the
18th century built chapel, the Iglesia the Nuestra Señora de los Remedios. A
mouth full.
There is an 8
kilometer long scheme of passages beneath the pyramid.
We entered at the front of the
pyramid the passage and came out on another side of it. Here sat a man who
made superb drawings with inlaid reed. He uses little colored reed rods to
make the images this way. See upstairs.. Under you see a detail so that you
can take a good look at the little reed rods.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios.
Inside the church.
De climbing of the pyramid.
View from the pyramid.
We go to the little Indian church as seen below. The
Santa María Tonantzintla, which have been designed and built by the domestic
population. The church has been very nicely decorated, both at the inside
and outside. In the inside each centimeter has been exploited for figurines,
gold etc. We see there polychrome or gilded plaster ornaments: cherubs,
flowers, fruit, tendrils, saints, rosettes and curls.
Until now it
concerns some holidays: Surinam, Egypt, Peru,
Bolivia and Mexico. Further on a brief photo
report of the sun eclipse of 1999 in
north-France nearby the little village Spincourt.
There is a possibility to sign my GUESTBOOK.
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