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Town and municipality in Hidalgo, Mexico
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Tula de Allende is a town in the state of Hidalgo in Central Mexico, usually referred to simply as Tula. It is the location of an archeological site of a city destroyed in the 12th century at some time between 1168 and 1179 AD. Tula was the center of the indigenous Toltec culture and became the de facto dominant capital city in Mexico following the demise of Teotihuacan.
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Tula Archeologic Area and Museum
These are the ruins of Tollan-Xicocotitlan, the ancient capital of the Toltecs. The site is stark and barren compared to sites like Chichen-Itza or Teotihuacan, but it holds enormous importance to historians because the Toltecs were the dominant society in Central Mexico for about 250 years (until the rise of the Aztecs in Tenochtitlan). The centerpiece of the site is Pyramid B with giant stone warrior statues on top and the long plaza of bare stone columns that once supported the palace roof. Another good size pyramid and two ballcourts round out the ruins. There is also a small museum with archaeological artifacts from the site (though most of the important and valuable pieces are displayed in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. The museum also serves as the site entrance where you pay the site admission fee.
St Joseph Cathedral
The church was established as a monastery by Franciscan monks and constructed between 1543 to 1554. It was elevated to the status of a cathedral in 1961. The church has an unusual design resembling a fort more than a temple and is known for a remarkable triptych depicting the resurrection of Christ.
Cheap eats, great for late night munchie attacks.
Classy place, clean with tasty contemporary Mexican food and friendly service.
Straightforward business hotel. Breakfast not included, good wifi.
Clean, comfortable mid-range hotel with convenient location across the road from the archaeological site (but a few block walk to entrance), close to fast food (Carls Jr.) and a Soriana.
Basic hotel with low prices. Wifi, on-site restaurant, central location.
There is frequent direct bus service from Mexico City's Northern Bus Terminal (Autobuses del Norte, which can be reached via Metro Line 5) to Tula's bus station, which is located in Xicoténcatl Street.
Read in the guideFrom the bus station, you can easily walk to the city center (Cinco de Mayo St, Zaragoza St, Quetzalcoatl St).
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