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The Basilica de la Virgen de Ocotlán overlooking the city looks like a Baroque gem - and a cream puff. It celebrates an apparition of the Virgin in the 16C. According to the legend, during the plague of 1541 the Virgin made a spring gush up for an Indian named Juan Diego, then left her statue in an ocote (pine) which is said to have burned without being consumed. Note the dazzling theatricality of the façade and bell towers from the 18C, as well as the flamboyant churrigueresque high altar.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide1.21 Km - Tlaxcala
- The Green Guide14.3 Km - San-Miguel-del-Milagro
- The Green Guide14.3 Km - San Miguel del Milagro
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Where to sleepnearby
- From MX$720Posada de la Virgen496 m - 24 Ezequiel M. Gracia, 90100 Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl
- From MX$720Hotel Boutique Posada la Casona de Cortés738 m - Lardizabal, 6 Colonia Centro, 90000 Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl
- From MX$800Rústica Azul869 m - Reforma 65 Colonia Ocotlán, 90100 Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl
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