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Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley
The Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley is a highland basin of central Mexico, east of the volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, shared by the modern states of Puebla and Tlaxcala. It was home to major centres such as Cholula, Cacaxtla, Tlaxcala and Huexotzinco. After the Spanish conquest the city of Puebla was founded there in 1531.
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