Touring Guide of State of Puebla-México A small town in the municipality of San Andres Cholula, home to the beautiful church of Santa Maria Tonanzintla: "Place of our little mother." During pre-Hispanic times there was a shrine dedicated to our dear mother Tonantzin, Goddess of fertility, which was itself replaced by the Christian church today. The construction of the temple covers sixteenth to the nineteenth century and is the cabinet that holds one of the richest jewels of Mexican baroque. The obvious question in Tonantzintla is: How many little faces are there into the church? In 1971 was created the (INAOE) and the field occupied by the observatory was divided into two, the bottom of the hill was occupied by the institute and the higher the Observatory became part of the Institute of Astronomy of UNAM. In 1942, Luis Enrique Erro founded the National Astronomical Observatory of Tonantzintla on the hill that is in this town. The INAOE is one of the most important research in astronomy, optics, electronics and computer science in Mexico, and has master's and doctoral programs in each of the four areas.   How to get to Tonantzintla? Click in the pic Home How to Arrive Tourism Hotels Gastronomy Tours Archaeological Sites Travel Tips Legends Museums BUAP Culture Restaurants Bars Advertise Here 2009-2010 © All Rights Reserved corazondepuebla.com.mx - Powered by phreezz