Puebla+Attractions

 Famous Attractions of Puebla, Mexico

//Puebla is one of the four largest states in Mexico, and therefore one of the most traveled locations. Puebla is home to many attractions such as buildings and structures that display the European influence from when the city of Puebla was created with the help of it's European immigrants. Some attractions that remain a large part of a tourist's agenda today in Puebla Mexico are, 'The Africam Safari', 'The Cholula Pyramid', and 'The Rosary Chapel'.//

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__The Africam Safari__** The Africam Safari is located in Puebla, Mexico on the freeway headed to Mexico city. This attraction is popular as it is a commonly traveled free way, and there is nothing of it's kind in Mexico. The Africam Safari is a 'hands on' zoo experience exibiting wild safari animals from all over the world. The climate in Puebla is perfect for housing all types of animals, therefore it is a successfull attraction. This zoo exhibit offers a variety of about 300 different safari animals ranging from about 250 different species. There are different parts of the zoo, such as a tiger exhibit, an exhibit dedicated soley to children, and an African safari section. The tourists travel through the zoo experience by vehicle in order to avoid one on one contact with the animals for liability reasons. The animals are housed in a natural sahara setting, and are free to roam through the many acres of this popular zoo. Other things that the park offers is a lake, and resturants to makea tourist's trp to the [|Africam Safari] complete (Morelos 1).

The [|Cholula Pyramid] is another famous attraction that brings tourists through Puebla, Mexico. It is the worlds largest pyramid, even larger than any pyramids located in Egypt. This pyramid was estimated to have been built during around 2nd century B.C. however, it was not discovered until recently in 1910 accidentally, while building a hospital to house patients with mental disability. The name of the [|Cholula pyramid] in Spanish literally means, "The place of those who fled" (Delange 2). It is located about 10 miles outside of Puebla in a place called 'Cholula, Mexico'. Cholula was the name of the city that the pyramid was built for in the 2nd century, one of the largest cities of it's time, and the name remains to this day (Delange 3). Tourists are able to pay a small fee, and climb to the top of the pyramid to take photos of a remarkable view of all of Puebla. Also, there are inner trails inside the pyramid that have been carved out, and tourists are able to wander through that go on for about five miles. A photo below shows the vast space of this attraction. 
 * __ The Cholula Pyramid __**

//Stephanie E. Smith//