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Puebla
Coat of arms of Puebla (Mexico)
Population: ~ 1.400.000
Time difference to London - Time zone GMT/UTC: -6 hours (+/- changes due summertime/daylight saving)
Climate, weather: Puebla boasts a very mild Spring-like climate year round. Rain is prevalent from May to October.
An international airport exists.
Puebla is located about 130 kilometers to the southeast of the capital Mexico City.
Founded in the year 1531, the city of Puebla is one of the oldest colonial cities in Mexico, once known as, Puebla de Los Angeles (Puebla of the Angels).
Puebla is famous for its distinctive colonial architecture, culinary arts, Talavera ceramic, onyx and marble art, and many modern industries.
El Zocalo
The Zócalo of Puebla is the main central plaza of the city, located directly in the bull-eye of the city.
It’s much a park with trees, benches, fountains, etc. - a place for people to relax and take in all the surrounding.
The music and entertainment that fills the Zócalo, especially on weekends, creates an environment that attracts families and people of all ages.
The Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is perhaps the most simbolic and important architectural structure of Puebla. It’s located along side the Zócalo and stands out for its size and beauty.
Built between 1575 and 1649, the Cathedral is distinguished for its twin towers that rise to over 30 meters, famous for being the tallest in the country and for its enormous bells housed within.
The interior is very spacious and contains a variety of invaluable art, such as the wooden choir loft, two organs, tapestries, and frescos from some of the most famous artists and crasftmen between the 17th and 19th centuries.
Museo Amparo
Inaugurated in February 1991, the Museo Amparo is one of the principal cultural pieces that the Amparo Foundation has created.
Located just two blocks from the Zócalo en the very center of town, inside of beautiful colonial buildings from the 16th and 18th century, this enormous musuem displays a vast collection of prehispanic, colonial, modern and contemporaneous art.
Through the collections, visitors have a panorama of diverse cultures that inhabited Prehispanic Mexico since the preclassical era (2500BC - 300AC) up through the postclassical era (900AC - 1521AC).
More information and interesting Web-Sites regarding Puebla:
Amparo Museum - exhibitions, shedule, open from Wednesday to Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Web-Site available in Spanish (español).
The bus terminal in Puebla - destinations, phone numbers of bus companies.
Web-Site available in Spanish (español).
District government Puebla - Info and services for citizens, but also: tourist routes, cultural Puebla, museums and cultural spaces.
Web-Site available in Spanish (español).
Drive-Through Safari Park: more than 2,500 animals and 350 species worldwide into the wild. Open 365 days a year from 10 am to 5 pm, but also Night Safaris
Web-Site available in Spanish (español), English.
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Radio Más 94
Radio station
Puebla
Type and programme style: traditional/folk music, latin/spanish Pop
Quality of streaming: ok, player type: Windows Media Player.
Radyo ORO 94.4 fm
Radio station
Puebla
Type and programme style: comprehensive, news, international pop
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