”Puebla, Mexico” The Ideal State / El Estado Ideal

Puebla is located in the Puebla Valley, surrounded by volcanoes and snow-capped mountains, about 130 kilometres south-east of Mexico City. The city proper in 2005 had a population of 1.5 million people, while the metropolitan area had a population of 2.1 million, making it the fourth largest city in Mexico. The historic center of the city still contains much Spanish Colonial architecture and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Of all the colonial buildings, the most impressive are without any doubt the Puebla Cathedral, which was built in a mixed neoclassical style; the gold-covered Rosario Chapel, in the nearby Iglesia de Santo Domingo is a dramatic example of Mexican baroque. The pyramid of Cholula is the largest in the New World. Cholula is a city within the metropolitan area of Puebla and was one of the most important cities under the Aztec empire. Puebla’s food culture, known as Cocina Poblana, is popular all over Mexico. Puebla is considered the home of mole, a rich, spicy sauce containing chocolate, cinnamon and nuts, as well as different types of hot peppers. Served with chicken, mole has become the most renowned dish of Puebla’s cuisine. Camote, sweet potatoes cooked in a stove are a traditional sweet. Rompope is a liquor based on egg yolk and vanilla, created many years ago by Puebla’s nuns. Chiles en Nogada is a dish of stuffed chillies with meat, fruit, and topped with walnut sauce and pomegranate seeds; it’s prepared only on special occasions. Other traditional …
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