The Riveras took us to Tlaxcala, Cacaxtla, and Puebla for the weekend. The details are in Chapter 4. The illustrations are here.Joaquin Cisneros is the old friend of the Riveras who was our gracious host for the weekend.
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We started at the Tlaxcala market:
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Then we were off on the Cisneros house tour: 1) Los Molinos, the home of Joaquin's father,
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2) a new house, under construction, on top of a hill with a fabulous view,
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3) Joaquin's office in downtown Tlaxcala, 4) the Tlaxcala government house (with murals by Desiderio Xochitiotzin Hernandez),
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5) the hotel San Francisco (created at Joaquin's initiative when he was minister of tourism for the state of Tlaxcala),
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6) the cathedral and plaza de toros (where Joaquin practiced another art). The amazing proximity of the church and the plaza de toros produces the obvious claim that it's the only church with its own bullring (and vice versa).
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To finish off the day, Rigoberto took us to Joaquin's present home (competed in 1994) on the outskirts of town.
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On Sunday, we visited Cacaxtla, some nicely restored ruins from the classic period (~800 AD). Notable for polychrome murals still nicely visible. Cacaxtla also offers great views of Popocatepetl and Ixxtaxihuatl.
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Next, on to Puebla, the city of the angels. We visited the Cathedral and the Zocalo.
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