San Cosme Texintla
San Cosme Texintla is a locality in San Pedro Cholula, Puebla and has an elevation of 2,173 metres. San Cosme Texintla is situated nearby to the locality San Diego Cuachayotla, as well as near Santa Bárbara Almoloya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Pyramid of Cholula and Cholula.
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 southeast of San Cosme Texintla.
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 4 km southeast of San Cosme Texintla.
San Miguel Arcángel Fountain
Fountain
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San Miguel Arcángel Fountain is installed in Cholula, Puebla's Plaza de la Concordia, in Mexico. The fountain was gifted by Philip II of Spain in 1554. San Miguel Arcángel Fountain is situated 3 km south of San Cosme Texintla.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cholula and San Andrés Cholula.
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.
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 4½ km southeast of San Cosme Texintla.
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 Cosme Texintla
- Type: Locality
- Location: San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.08854° or 19° 5′ 19″ northLongitude
-98.31627° or 98° 18′ 59″ westElevation
2,173 metres (7,129 feet)Open location code
76F33MQM+CFGeoNames ID
9872838
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In Other Languages
“San Cosme Texintla” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “San Cosme Texintla”
- Spanish: “Texintla”
Localities in the Area
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