Tonantzintla (Santa María Tonantzintla)
Tonantzintla (Santa María Tonantzintla) is a hamlet in San Andrés Cholula, Puebla and has about 135 residents and an elevation of 2,137 metres. Tonantzintla (Santa María Tonantzintla) is situated nearby to the village San Luis Tehuiloyocan, as well as near the town San Gregorio Atzompa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Santa María Tonantzintla and Great Pyramid of Cholula.
Church of Santa María Tonantzintla
Church
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Santa María Tonantzintla is a church in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.
Great Pyramid of Cholula
Archaeological site
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The Great Pyramid of Cholula, also known as Tlachihualtepetl, is a complex located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. It is the largest archaeological site of a pyramid in the world, as well as the largest pyramid by volume known to exist in the world today. Great Pyramid of Cholula is situated 3½ km northeast of Tonantzintla (Santa María Tonantzintla).
Cholula
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Cholula was an important city of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, dating back to at least the 2nd century BC, with settlement as a village going back at least some thousand years earlier. Cholula is situated 3½ km northeast of Tonantzintla (Santa María Tonantzintla).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chipilo and San Andrés Cholula.
Chipilo
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Chipilo, officially known as Chipilo de Francisco Javier Mina, is a small city in the state of Puebla, Mexico. It is located 12 kilometres south of the state capital Puebla, Puebla, at a height of 2,150 metres above sea level.
San Andrés Cholula
Town
San Andrés Cholula is the municipal seat of San Andrés Cholula Municipality located in the Metropolitan area of Puebla, in the center west of the state of Puebla in the central highlands of Mexico, 122 km east of Mexico City and eight kilometres west of the city of Puebla. San Andrés Cholula is situated 3½ km northeast of Tonantzintla (Santa María Tonantzintla).
Cholula
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Cholula is a city in Puebla state, 15 km west of the city of Puebla. It is a mid-size city with a population of about 150,000. The Great Pyramid of Cholula is the largest pyramid on a platform in the world.
Tonantzintla (Santa María Tonantzintla)
- Type: Hamlet with 135 residents
- Also known as: “Santa María Tonantzintla”, “Tonantzintl”, and “Tonantzintla (Santa Maria Tonantzintla)”
- Category: locality
- Location: San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.02932° or 19° 1′ 46″ northLongitude
-98.31873° or 98° 19′ 7″ westPopulation
135Elevation
2,137 metres (7,011 feet)Open location code
76F32MHJ+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 448086223OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3517195
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