The charm of Puebla, Mexico
A performer prepares to take the stage during the “Festival Victor Puebla” in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A man break dances on the streets of Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A performer takes a break during a dance presentation on the streets of Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Children walk by a mural in the Xanenetia barrio in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A street scene along Callejon de los Sapos, or the Alley of the Frogs, in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Crickets are for sale near the Alley of the Frogs in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A man walks by old books at the Biblioteca Palafoxiana, the first public library in colonial Mexico, in Puebla.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Old books on display at the Biblioteca Palafoxiana in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A vendor walks along the Alley of the Frogs in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)The old and the new trying to make money in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A street performer plays the accordion in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Dancers perform during the Festival Victor Puebla in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Colorful buildings reflected in a puddle from a fountain along the Alley of the Frogs in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A couple dines above the Alley of the Frogs in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)People walk along the Alley of the Frogs in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A couple enjoys a meal above the Zocalo in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A boy plays soccer outside the Covento de Santo Domingo in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)Inside the Rosary Chapel in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A boy peeks from beind a curtain in Puebla, Mexico, where nine artists from around the country transformed a slum neighborhood into a tourist spot.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A girl runs by a mural in Puebla, Mexico, where nine artists from around the country transformed a slum neighborhood into a tourist spot.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A view of the gold statues inside the Santo Domingo Church in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)A view of the restaurants around the Zocalo in Puebla, Mexico.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)