We camp at a hotel/RV park in Cholula on the outskirts of Puebla. Full hookups and some WiFi for $250mxn ($19usd)/night.
Mofles Aguilar
Our first order of business is to get the pipe leading to the muffler fixed. We know one has broken for sure, the roar of our truck is a dead giveaway. We also suspect that there may be a second break on the right side of the truck. We Google muffler shops and there are many close by. The first one we go to is Mofles Aguilar, they are busy, but not too busy. We meet Oscar who crawls under the truck. He says he can fix it, but it will take about 4 hours. Fine by us, that gives us the day to go into downtown Puebla. Four hours later we get a call from Oscar, there is another problem with the right side of the exhaust system, but he can fix it. It will take another 4 hours. At the end of the day we return to find the work on our truck completed. Total price $2000mxn ($155usd). Our truck is purring like a kitten again.
Catedral Basilica de Puebla
An $80mxn ($6usd) taxi ride through heavy traffic and 30 minutes later we are in downtown Puebla, enjoying the sites of this amazing city. Filled with art, history and architecture there is always lots to see and do here.
Puebla is known for is it’s Talavera pottery and tile.
They may take decorating with tile to an extreme. There are many factories and artisans making the wonderful, but expensive pottery in the area. A great city to wander the streets. We enjoy spending the day, just exploring the sites of the city.
We found this lovely staircase in a back alley.
Barrio Del Artista is filled with painters, usually painting what they know best, their city.
Just a side note, the VW plant is here and you can tour the plant if you make reservations in advance. We have done this in the past and it is an amazing tour (although they don’t allow pictures). Contact their marketing department a few months in advance to arrange for a look inside.
