Huexotla Attractions 
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Just a few km/mi from Chapingo is the village of Huexotla (Náhuatl: "place of the willows"), formerly an important town, although under the hegemony of Texcoco. The fortified walls, which originally surrounded the central shrine of Teocalli, can still be seen today. The whole area consists of an extended archaeological site, of which, however, only a fraction has been investigated.
At the small unassuming Franciscan convent of 1541 the stone crosses on the two ledges in the atrium are noteworthy. The unconventional, richly decorated Churrigueresque faáade of the church of San Luis Obispo, which dates from the 17th and 18th c., with its pronounced Indian elements, is in complete contrast. Its interior contains a remarkable 16th c. stone pulpit.
At the small unassuming Franciscan convent of 1541 the stone crosses on the two ledges in the atrium are noteworthy. The unconventional, richly decorated Churrigueresque faáade of the church of San Luis Obispo, which dates from the 17th and 18th c., with its pronounced Indian elements, is in complete contrast. Its interior contains a remarkable 16th c. stone pulpit.
