Atlixco Attractions 
Heading along the MEX 190 brings the visitor to Atlixco (Náhuatl: "Place Above the Water"; 1885 m (6187 ft); population 160,000), some 31km/19mi from Puebla. The town has a number of Poblano-style buildings. The parish church (16th c., built over in the 19th c.) in the main square, the stucco façade of the earlier La Merced Church, and the Franciscan fortress-like convent church (16th c.) on the the Cerrito de San Miguel (San Miguel Hill) with a sober colonial-Plateresque faáade are all worth seeing.
During the last week in September Indian groups hold the colourful "Atlixcáyoti" festival, which features dancing.
During the last week in September Indian groups hold the colourful "Atlixcáyoti" festival, which features dancing.
Hospital Municipal de San Juan de Dios
This hospital is one of the few remaining operational hospitals from colonial times in Mexico. There is a museum with paintings from the colonial period upstairs.
