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What is the meaning of "Cuetlaxcoapan", the area where Puebla was founded?

  • Land of Serpents

  • Where Serpents Change Their Skin

  • Valley of Flowers

  • City of Angels

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Cuetlaxcoapan means "where serpents change their skin" in Nahuatl language. The city of Puebla was founded in this area in 1531, between the indigenous settlements of Tlaxcala and Cholula.
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