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| Pictures of Tlaxcala, Mexico |
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| Tlaxcala (pronounced tlas-kala) is the capital of the State of Tlaxcala. Its small town atmosphere belies a listed population of 69,000. Indeed it is a sharp contrast to the activity of Puebla just 30 km south. (Pictures taken May 2, 2004) |
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| My first sight as I walked to the tourist office from the bus stop was this view across the newly renovated Plaza Juarez at the Parroquia de San Jose. Plaza Juarez will have underground parking when it opens. | Hills ring the city so you find stairs at most of the edges. These are the showcase set leading to the Heroes Monument near the bus station (looking southwest). | Looking west from the Guridi y Alcocer street bridge across the Rio Zahuapan. They are beautifying and making a pedestrian area here - a hopeless challenge in most Mexican cities but they may succeed here. |
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| A panorama from my room at Albergue de la Loma generally looking northeast. Parroquia de San Jose is the large church in the left picture. The archeological site of 'San Francisco Ocotelulco' is on top of the hill but not quite visible in the right picture. The whole wall of my room facing the city and even the bathroom wall was glass. |
| Map of Tlaxcala |
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