Cholula is a city and district located in the center west of the state of Puebla, next to the city of Puebla de Zaragoza, in central Mexico. Cholula is best known for its Great Pyramid, with the Nuestra Señora de los Remedios sanctuary on top and its numerous churches. The city and district are divided into two, San Pedro Cholula and San Andrés Cholula, which together are officially called the Distrito Cholula de Rivadavia. The pyramid is small part of the archeological zone of Cholula, which is estimated at 154 hectares (380 acres). Building of the pyramid began in the pre Classic period and over time was built over six times to its final dimensions of 120 metres on each side at the base and eighteen meters tall. This base is four times the size of that of the Great Pyramid of Giza and is the largest pyramid base in the Americas. Two of the stages of construction use talud-tablero architecture which was also used in Teotihuacan. Some of the pyramid constructions...
Guatemala City, located in the south-central area of the country and containing a large number of green areas has a population of more than 4.5 million people. Locally known as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala, and the most populous in Central America. A large crowded Central American city, not really my thing so I did not hang around long. :-(
One of America's most impressive road vistas is the scene one sees while travelling southwest on Highway US 163 in Utah. This is the northern route through Utah to Monument Valley and was used as the location in the movie "Forrest Gump" were Forrest (Tom Hanks) ended his cross-country run. Selfie before crossing the state border to Arizona. Looked like a good place to stop,.... especially after a long run. :-)
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