Mexico: 2017: Mexico City and Surroundings 

Apr 22, 2017: Xochitécatl is a pre-Columbian archaeological site located in the Mexican State of Tlaxcala, 18 km southwest of Tlaxcala city. The major architecture dates to the Middle Preclassic Period (1000–400 BC) .

Apr 22, 2017.  Capella Del Rosario, Puebla.  A work from the 17th century, the pinnacle of New Spanish Baroque , it was described in its time as La Casa de Oro , as well as the eighth wonder of the world by Fray Diego de Gorozpe , in a printout from 1690.  It is the most outstanding example of New Spanish Baroque and one of the greatest artistic-religious achievements in Mexico. 

Apr 21-22, Puebla.  Check out the Trump banner!

Apr 24, 2017: Tula.  Reached its height as the capital of the Toltec Empire between the fall of Teotihuacan and the rise of Tenochtitlan.  The main attraction is the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, which is topped by four 33 ft  basalt columns carved in the shape of Toltec warriors. Tula fell around 1150, but it had significant influence in the following Aztec Empire, with its history written about heavily in myth. The feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl is linked to this city, whose worship was widespread from central Mexico to Central America at the time the Spanish arrived.

Apr 24, 2017.  From Tula I returned to Mexico City, and flew out of Mexico to El Paso.   My 2017 Mexico City and Surroundings trip was over.