western side of the ridge. (This trip is described in the section on the Morelos Railway.)
Places of Interest.— 1. The Cathedral (observe the wood-carvings and Mexican onyx-work). 2. The Church of San Francisco. 3. The Church of La Compañia. 4. The Church of San Cristobal. 5. The Museum. 6. The College, or Colegio del Estado. 7. The Paseo Nuevo and Paseo Viejo. 8. The Pyramid of Cholula. 9. Fort Guadalupe.
There are several other churches, but they are hardly worth a visit. We have not space to describe all of the above buildings. The reader is referred to the chapter on ruins for an account of the pyramid at Cholula. At the time of the arrival of the Spaniards, Cortes states that the city of Cholula contained 20,000 houses and about 150,000 inhabitants. To-day the population is less than 10,000.
