This passageway (Ayuenmiento) provides access between the Zocalo's Av Juande Palifox y Mendoza and Av 2 Oriente. It was Sunday morning and the shops were not open yet. The historic center of Puebla is very well preserved and one of our favorite cities in Mexico. Puebla Mexico Info: 1. Puebla is the fourth largest city in Mexico. It has a metro population of more than 2.5 million. 2. The city is officially called Puebla de Zaragoza, after the general who won the Cinco de Mayo Battle. However, most people call it Puebla de los Angeles (its original name based on a legend) and some even Angelopolis. 3. The German brand Volkswagen operates its second largest (outside Germany) manufacturing facility in Puebla 4. Cuexcomate (clay pot in Nahuatl) located in the city of Puebla is considered the world smallest volcano. 5. The historic center of the city of Puebla was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Center in 1987. Over 5,000 buildings were included in the catalogue. 6. UNESCO also recognizes the Biblioteca Palafoxiana (in the historic center) as the first public library in the Americas. Because of this fact, it has been declared Memory of the World. 7. The bell towers of Puebla’s Cathedral are the tallest in Mexico (70 meters). 8. Puebla City is only second to Mexico City in number of universities. That gives the city vibrancy, youthfulness and tons of taquerias open till dawn hours.