La Joya
La Joya is a locality in San Andrés Cholula, Puebla and has an elevation of 2,129 metres. La Joya is situated nearby to the locality Campestre Morillotla, as well as near Santiago Xicotenco.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 3 km northwest of La Joya.
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 3 km northwest of La Joya.
MUSEO REGIONAL DE CHOLULA
Museum
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MUSEO REGIONAL DE CHOLULA is a museum, which is situated 3 km northwest of La Joya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Andrés Cholula and Cholula.
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.
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.
Puebla
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Puebla is a city in Mexico. It is in the Puebla Valley, surrounded by volcanoes and snow-capped mountains, slightly over 110 km south-east of Mexico City.
La Joya
- Type: Locality
- Location: San Andrés Cholula, Puebla, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.04232° or 19° 2′ 32″ northLongitude
-98.27926° or 98° 16′ 45″ westElevation
2,129 metres (6,985 feet)Open location code
76F32PRC+W7GeoNames ID
11077352
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In Other Languages
“La Joya” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “La Joya”
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