State of Puebla
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State of Puebla
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Puebla may be Mexico's most beautiful
colonial city. It is located at an altitude of approx. 7,000 feet, and is the capital city of
the State of Puebla. It's only a two
hour drive from Mexico City. Many wonderful colonial buildings can
be found here. The entire city has been
declared a national heritage site to control development and preserve it's
Spanish architecture and ambiance developed over 450 years!
The metro population is estimated at 2,500,000. It is big enough to provide
all the services you would expect from a city. These services include many fine hospitals and clinics,
and well trained doctors. Comprehensive and inexpensive national medical insurance to cover hospital,
doctors and drugs, is available.
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La Compañia Church |
Many American students attend the Universidad de las Américas in Cholula. Puebla is a uniquely
Spanish-Mexican city and a wonderful destination for first-time visitors to Mexico. Many people
are now retiring to Puebla. It is close enough yet far enough from Mexico City.
The people of Puebla are friendly and cheerful.
Driving down a typical street.
CLIMATE: A wonderful mild year-round climate is experienced in Puebla. Temperatures vary little throughout the year and the high temperatures are near to 'room' temperature every day.
| Summary of average monthly temperatures and precipitation. | ||||||||||||
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| Month: | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| High Temp. | 71 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 |
| Low Temp. | 44 | 46 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 44 |
| Precipitation | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| The above numbers are degrees fahrenheit and inches. | ||||||||||||
Click here for the current weather conditions and 24 hour forecast.
LIFESTYLE: You could spend years exploring and experiencing the wonderful churches
in Puebla (more than 200 of them). The architecture and art found in these buildings is breathtaking.
Puebla is a very European city, and at times you could stop, look around at the buildings and
people, and think you were in Spain.
There's even an African Safari Park/Zoo.
Puebla is famous for it's cuisine, and many fine restaurants can be found. You can shop until you drop at the many fine shops or large shopping centers.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Puebla Hotels
Incl. Cholula
SHOPPING AND SERVICES
These lessons feature Mexican and Latin American Spanish, so anyone considering learning Spanish to speak in
Mexico should give this product a try.
Many artesan products can be found here, together with Mexican handicrafts. This part of Mexico seems to stand still, and many artists have relocated here.
Here are some other web sites about Puebla
There are many direct flights to Puebla. Here is a sampling of current fares, but check with your
travel agent for the latest prices:
Dallas, TX - $300 USD Tijuana, MX - $123 USD Mexico City - $ 59 USD Monterrey, MX- $288 USD Guadalajara,MX-$157 USDFirst class bus service is also available from Texas and Arizona destinations. And of course, an excellent highway systems serves all the major cities of Mexico.