Due to popular demand, Tierra del
Sol is again offering a week-long program to experience the arts,
the antiquities, and much more that the lovely colonial city of
Puebla has to offer. The incredible colonial architecture, displayed
in churches, public buildings, museums, and private mansions has
earned Puebla the distinction of being a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Talavera tile produced in and around the city is also world
famous. From mole poblano to chiles en nogada, Puebla has also made
magnificent contributions to world cuisine. You will be able to
enjoy all of this from your base at a fine hotel in the very center
of the city. In addition, special guided tours will take you from
Puebla for nearby Cholula with its archeological sites and vast
array of churches and Tlaxcala, capital of the state of the same
name, where you will visit additional artisans and archeological
sites.
Tierra del Sol will meet you at the Mexico City airport and we will
take a direct bus from there to the city of Puebla to begin a program
that will include:
Puebla:
Visit
to the Cathedral, one of the largest in Mexico
Capilla del Rosario, one of the treasures of colonial religious
art in Mexico
Biblioteca
Palafoxiana, the oldest library in the Americas
Museo
Poblano de Arte Virreinal, displaying more colonial art
and visiting exhibits
Exconvento
de Santa Monica, where a secret order of nuns hid for decades
Museo
Casa de Alfenique, the municipal museum
Talavera
factories and shops
Cholula:
The
Great Pyramid, largest by volume in the world
Tonantzintla,
everyone's favorite church
San
Francisco Acatepec, with its incredible tile facade
Tlaxcala:
Templo
de San Francisco and Ocotlan church
Archeological
sites of Cacaxtla, with spectacular murals, and Xochitecatl
From
Puebla, and especially from Cholula and the road to Tlaxcala,
you will have many photo opportunities to capture the magnificent
volcanoes of Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl.
A full breakfast each day in included in the program as well
as a major meal daily, midday or evening depending on the
tour shedule, at a fine restaurant in Puebla, Cholula, or
Talxcala.
Program Cost (back
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Total cost of the program is $1,475. Total cost includes transportation
from and return to the Mexico City airport; double occupancy room
in a fine hotel; all tours; including admission fees and services
of English-speaking guides; full breakfast and one other major meal
daily.
Single supplement is $225.
Arrangements for airfare to and from Mexico City are your responsibility.
Space in the program is limited. Reserve your place with a non-refundable
deposit of $200. Full payment must be received four weeks before
departure. In the event of cancellation, payments beyond the initial
deposit are refundable until four weeks before departure. After
that date, no payments are refundable.
