Cholula

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Cholula is a historic Mexican city famed for its Great Pyramid and rich pre-Hispanic and colonial heritage.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
architecturalStyle baroque churches
colonial
country Mexico
economySector commerce
services
tourism
elevation approximately 2,150 meters above sea level
foundedBefore Spanish conquest of Mexico
governingBody municipal government of San Pedro Cholula
surface form: municipal government of San Andrés Cholula

municipal government of San Pedro Cholula
hasFestival Fiesta de los Remedios
Semana Santa processions
surface form: Semana Santa celebrations

local patron saint festivals
hasLandmark Great Pyramid of Cholula
Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Church
San Andrés Cholula zócalo
San Gabriel Franciscan Convent
San Pedro Cholula main square
hasPart San Andrés Cholula
San Pedro Cholula
hasUniversity Universidad de las Américas Puebla vicinity
heritageStatus Pueblo Mágico
indigenousLanguagePresence Nahuatl
knownFor Great Pyramid of Cholula
colonial architecture
numerous churches
pre-Hispanic heritage
religious festivals
languageMajority Spanish
locatedIn Central Mexico
State of Puebla
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
locatedNear City of Puebla
nearVolcano Iztaccíhuatl
Popocatépetl
partOf Puebla metropolitan area
preHispanicCulture Aztec-influenced
Cholulteca
Olmec-influenced
Toltec-influenced
region Puebla Valley
surface form: Valley of Puebla
religionHistoricallyImportantTo Roman Catholicism
pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican religions
touristAttraction archaeological zone of Cholula
tunnels inside Great Pyramid
transportConnection connected by highway to Mexico City region
connected by road to Puebla

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Puebla hasNearbySite Cholula
subject surface form: Universidad de las Américas Puebla
Quetzalcoatl worshipPlace Cholula