Cuetzalan

Founded by Franciscan friars in 1547, Cuetzalan is a colonial highland town in the hills of northern Puebla state, with steep cobblestone streets lined by white buildings and a Sunday market that preserves indigenous Nahua and Totonac life. The surrounding area offers waterfalls, caves, jungle hiking trails, and coffee plantations, along with a pre-Columbian archaeological site dating back some 1,500 years. The town joined Mexico's Pueblos Mágicos programme in 2002.

• Population5,785
• Nearest water0.6 km
• Nearest mountain2.8 km
• UNESCO within 50 km1