Tlaxcala

Xochitécatl, meaning “Place of the Flower Lineage” is Cacaxtla’s sister site, another set of ancient Mesoamerican ruins near Puebla City. It was dedicated to Xochitl, the Goddess of flowers and fertility. (Joyce Kelly, An Archaeological Guide to Central and Southern Mexico). Open to the public since 1994, and close to a major city, the archaeological site of […]

I knew about the murals of Cacaxtla for years before I actually saw the ruins they adorn. But if it wasn’t in the Yucatan it could wait, I thought. So it waited, until we finally visited them during a trip to Puebla City. Considering their importance, reaching the ancient site of Cacaxtla wasn’t as easy as visiting