Walk Puebla's historic centre
Puebla is a colonial city of churches and houses faced with painted tiles, with one of the tallest cathedrals in Mexico. FOG starts the map dark and clears only what you walk, and its regular grid lights up block by block.
The centre
The Zocalo is the main square, shaded by trees and surrounded by arcades, with the cathedral on its south side. The cathedral has two of the tallest bell towers in Mexico.
The Biblioteca Palafoxiana, one of the oldest libraries in the Americas, is next to it. The Templo de Santo Domingo, a few blocks north, holds the Capilla del Rosario, a chapel covered in gold leaf.
Tiles and artists
Puebla is famous for Talavera, the painted ceramic tiles that cover many facades, including the Casa de los Munecos near the Zocalo. Workshops in the city still make them.
The Callejon de los Sapos is a lane of antique shops with a market at weekends. The Barrio del Artista has painters at work in small studios, and the Mercado El Parian sells crafts and sweets.
Coverage
The historic centre is a World Heritage site and a regular grid, so it fills in tidy blocks. Puebla is at about 2,100 metres, with mild days.
The rainy season runs from June to September. Cholula, with a giant pyramid topped by a church, is a short trip west.
How FOG keeps score here
FOG starts with the whole world under fog. Every place you physically walk clears a circle of roughly 120 metres around you, and that ground stays clear for good. It keeps working with the app closed and the screen off once you allow background location, so the walk to dinner counts as much as the planned loop.
There is no account, no sign-up and no cloud. The trail lives on your phone and nowhere else, and you can export a GPX backup whenever you like. Exploring is free; one purchase of FOG Unlimited adds the higher ranks, all five character paths and history import, with no subscription.
Questions people actually ask
What is Talavera in Puebla?
Painted ceramic tiles that cover many facades in the city.
What is the Capilla del Rosario?
A chapel covered in gold leaf in the Templo de Santo Domingo.
Does FOG work for running and cycling too?
Yes. It clears fog for walking, running and riding, anywhere on Earth, in the same way.
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