The Long and Winding Roads of the “Angel of Mexico”

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The Long and Winding Roads of the “Angel of Mexico”

A river used to separate the Conventual Templo de San Francisco from the colonial center of Puebla. The center was Spanish. On the church’s side lived the indigenous population. Today, that river is no longer visible. A multilane thoroughfare teems with buses and non-stop traffic. All manner of street entertainers and eager windshield washers wait at each intersection. The city’s modern convention center stands next door to the church while hote…