Cheap Flights to Tehuacan (TCN)

Municipal Palace

Locally known as La Casa de los Altos, the Municipal Palace was the first multi-storeyed building in Tehuacan. The beautiful building houses 'Tehuacan and its five regions' which is a mural of Rutilio, Luis and Santiago Carpinteyro. The mural elaborates upon the history of Tehuacan right up to the modern era. The Municipal Palace has Moorish inspired elements, like its pointed window arches, and is definitely worth a visit.

Ex-Convent of San Francisco

The Church and Ex-Convent of San Francisco, built around the 16th century by the Franciscans, is an architectural gem in Tehuacan. The facade of the church is simple and there is one tower. The convent next door has an interior garden in addition to the cells of the Friars. Its cloister houses well preserved murals and paintings with floral motifs and the Franciscan cord.

The Museum of Mineralogy

The museum opened its doors in 1998 and houses the collection of the scientist, Don Miguel Romero Sanchez. Throughout his life, Don was dedicated to collecting samples of distinct minerals. The museum collection includes more than ten thousand samples of minerals and a display of fossils, meteorites and rocks. Today, visitors can see up close the various shape, color and texture of these minerals.