The Great Pyramid of Cholula has been certified as the largest pyramid in the world by volume by the Guinness Book of World Records: "The Quetzalcóatl Pyramid at Cholula de Rivadavia is the Guinness World Record holder for the title of largest pyramid in the world. The ancient temple measures 166,538,400 ft³ (3.3 million m³) and is also the "largest monument ever constructed," according to Guinness." science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/largest-pyramid-in-the-world.htm However, not everyone agrees. According to this website it's only the third largest pyramid in the world after the two largest pyramids in Egypt, because the Cholula pyramid is composed of multiple structures, so it isn't all one pyramid: www.touropia.com/largest-pyramids-in-the-world/ And then there's the issue of the Bosnian pyramids, which would be the largest pyramids in the world if they were actually confirmed to be pyramids. However most archaeologists believe that they are natural hills. I visited the Bosnian pyramids a few years ago. Whatever they are, they are very fascinating: ruclips.net/video/s410nFVP0do/видео.html
That moment when you spotted something new that attracts your curiosity.......a person with that mental attitude is never old. Thrilled to see colorful Mexico on your channel!
Exploring the Great Pyramid of Cholula sounds incredible-it's amazing to learn about the world's largest pyramid by volume! Looking forward to more adventures on your channel!
I read the title and then immediately did some Google searching which told me Giza is taller. Then being the informative person you are you informed your viewers that true by volume this pyramid is bigger but the pyramid of Giza is taller. Thanks for sharing as always Gabriel.
Always a critique 😂Largest subterranean pyramid in the world! Cholula is mystical and magical with awesome bella vistas of Volcano El Popo. The locals call him Don Goyo. My favorite Mexican destination. Perfect climate. Even the air is different. That climb is no joke😮 Disfrutar Gabriel! Watching from Sarandë Albania 🎉
@@ThomasColeFZ Rude comment for nothing bro. Gabriel is my guy. Maybe read my comment again and you will see I was telling him I started googling after I read the title and the video had just started playing. Then Gabriel made sure to clarify and inform us like he always does. I was giving him kudos
Amazing and your not getting hassled by touts and scammers ❤ keep up the videos Gabriel, just handed in my passport today to the Indian embassy and will collect on Wednesday, first time going to India soon, thanks to your inspiration ✅🤙
i am surrounded by " pyramids " -- to the south of my ranch is a very suspicious looking pyramid form , 3300 feet -- with a slightly smaller one next to it -- i might see evidence of a lava flow near the summit of the taller one , but its a perfect pyramid shape -- to the east of that feature is a 5000 foot pyramid looking mountain - i looked at geology maps and that mountain is not volcanic , folded sedementary rock , serpentine - looks like a pyramid to me , a pointy one -- to my south , 30 miles , is the grand daddy of all pyramids , the great white pyramid - a mountain of legends - people come from around the world to see it -- visible from 100 miles away -- easy -- and theres legends that it was built by people , not of this earth -- and they still inhabit the interior -- i did spot a white round ufo flying out of the summit a few weeks ago - i saw it on a fire / alert camera , PGE -- the original european explorers here noted all the " pyramids " i have listed , 1820's . they thought the landscape looked very odd ..
I love how there is this mad rad shaman with aromatic incense and drum right in front of the church built on top of an ancient pyramid thang and the hollyish music of your choice…. Ah I missed the ringing of the bells as you were narrating and the lovely people around trying to get in your camera frame for something😊…. Good stuff. 😇😂🎉 Ahh the 24:28 ending is epic I must say, just my opinion 😂😮 Thanks for this lovely video
sweet video!!! i want to go there!! i only have known about cholula, i have never been there... it has not been excavated as much as other sites in mexico
If you had walked the street - connects both Cholulas - where you started in Cholula - in 5 minutes you would have arrived at the Zócalo de San Pedro Cholula which is really nice. To eat your snacks. The other Cholula is San Andres Cholula. The pyramide belongs to San Andres in 70 por ciento.
Happy New year!! Lookimg forward to a another year of amazing videos!! By the way, theres a Mexicaan Pecante sauce they sell in U.S. grcery stores called Cholula
I remember learning how to say Popacatapetyl in primary school geography class. Lots of laughter to get it right😂. I feel the church is one of the most beautiful you have ever shown us. Many of the pyramids of ancient times were built on crossing ley lines as are many churches also. Happy New Year Gabriel.
Hi Gabriel, impressive citing I'm guessing tourists don't venture off to see this structure. The church from the outside doesn't look amazing but the inside is very ornate and well maintained.
Wow! This is real Mexico, Cholula looks fantastic. The church was very beautiful but really looking forward to exploring more of the pyramid. Stay curious, love it!❤❤
@@GabrielTravelerVideos It's worth a visit. You can take a bus from Puebla or Mexico City to Poza Rica. The bus ride is about 5 hours from Mexico City.
What camera did you film this with? Noticed the screen flicker/refresh rate on your phone around 13:00. Didn't see this happen in the previous episode where you showed us the song playing on your phone
I film with a DJI Osmo Action at 1080p and 60fps, except I film at 50fps in Europe and other places where the electricity is at 50hz, to avoid the flickering lights. The flickering on the phone is pretty annoying, my last phone didn't do that. Not sure why the phone doesn't flicker when I show the spotify app.
Preah Vihear Temple complex in Cambodia has got largest pyramid in the world. the temple sits on a mountain top which was raised artificially like a pyramid. but because it is a Hindu creation it is not recognised.
Not sure if you know this, Gabriel, there are tunnels in the pyramid that you can enter. I was there in 2016 with a tour guide, The pyramid has many levels and there are steps to each one. Happy New Year!
Nice video. Never been to that part of Mexico and that was interesting about the church built on a pyramid, Even though that’s what the Spanish did all across Mexico was destroyed the indigenous buildings and build their churches and towns on top of them..
Hey Gabriel, I love your videos and I can see that you are a very intelligent person but your diet will surely be the death of you. It's probably none of my business but I am a fan and this is the comments section so I'm going to drop my two cents. I can't believe that you ate that whole bag full of junk food! All carbohydrates become sugar and sugar is both deadly and addictive. A steady diet of restaurant food is very unhealthy and it's costing you a fortune in the bargain. (In one video I saw you pay 50$ for breakfast!) In the meantime you are walking right past the markets with fresh fruit and vegetables, probably super cheap. Avocados everywhere.
THE PYRAMID OF CHOLULA GUCCI HOT SAUCE -- MILLIONS OF TREES ARE FELLED EACH YEAR TO MAKE THOSE CORNY WOODEN CAPS -- AND ITS NOT THAT GOOD , I BOUGHT IT ONCE AND TOSSED IT😆😆😆😆
you need MEAT!! man when i saw that lunch pail you packed for the pyraMID field trip i thought, 'he can't just eat bread!' dude, i had chilequilas for bkfst this morn!! here in my boring plains town where i live, there is absolutely NO shortage of 'mexican' food . . .
@ahmadmohmad-cd4zl yeah but the people in egypt mostly arent good to tourists. egypt was the worst travel experience i have ever had and i have visited many countries before. i will never come back
Certainly not overrated, places like Aswan, Luxor, Abu Simbel are incredible sights to see and my experience with Egyptians was mostly very good, you have to be thick skinned to the hustling but its worth it..
@@GabrielTravelerVideos No worries! When you’re back in Mexico, we’ll go to the wrestling matches at the Arena México 🙌. My wrestler persona is inspired by “Xelhua,” the giant from Aztec mythology who built the world’s largest pyramid-the one in Cholula ❤
The Great Pyramid of Cholula has been certified as the largest pyramid in the world by volume by the Guinness Book of World Records:
"The Quetzalcóatl Pyramid at Cholula de Rivadavia is the Guinness World Record holder for the title of largest pyramid in the world. The ancient temple measures 166,538,400 ft³ (3.3 million m³) and is also the "largest monument ever constructed," according to Guinness."
science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/largest-pyramid-in-the-world.htm
However, not everyone agrees. According to this website it's only the third largest pyramid in the world after the two largest pyramids in Egypt, because the Cholula pyramid is composed of multiple structures, so it isn't all one pyramid: www.touropia.com/largest-pyramids-in-the-world/
And then there's the issue of the Bosnian pyramids, which would be the largest pyramids in the world if they were actually confirmed to be pyramids. However most archaeologists believe that they are natural hills. I visited the Bosnian pyramids a few years ago. Whatever they are, they are very fascinating: ruclips.net/video/s410nFVP0do/видео.html
That moment when you spotted something new that attracts your curiosity.......a person with that mental attitude is never old.
Thrilled to see colorful Mexico on your channel!
The church was very pretty, and seemed to be in excellent condition. I need to add Cholula to my bucket list.
Exploring the Great Pyramid of Cholula sounds incredible-it's amazing to learn about the world's largest pyramid by volume! Looking forward to more adventures on your channel!
I read the title and then immediately did some Google searching which told me Giza is taller. Then being the informative person you are you informed your viewers that true by volume this pyramid is bigger but the pyramid of Giza is taller. Thanks for sharing as always Gabriel.
Exactly.
Like he said it's the largest not the tallest. Thanks for pointing out NOTHING 😉
Always a critique 😂Largest subterranean pyramid in the world! Cholula is mystical and magical with awesome bella vistas of Volcano El Popo. The locals call him Don Goyo. My favorite Mexican destination. Perfect climate. Even the air is different. That climb is no joke😮 Disfrutar Gabriel! Watching from Sarandë Albania 🎉
@@ThomasColeFZ Rude comment for nothing bro. Gabriel is my guy. Maybe read my comment again and you will see I was telling him I started googling after I read the title and the video had just started playing. Then Gabriel made sure to clarify and inform us like he always does. I was giving him kudos
@@jaymeez u got way too much free time on your hands.
loving this Mexico series Gabriel! Love love love Puebla, Cholula has great shopping too! :)
Hello Gabriel, Thank you for another awesome vlog. Always discovering new things with you. !
Mexico always amazes me. Glad you made it to Puebla!! Happy New Year.
Absolutely loved Gabe doing taste test and also shopping in previous videos. Thank you for another awesome video and Happy New Year !!!
Hello Gabriel, the city of Cholula is also the oldest continuously inhabited city in the Americas with evidence of settlement dating back 2,000 years.
Interesting, good to know.
Happy new year Gabriel.
wow! thanks for the greetings from mexico! Happy new year! Thanks for all your videos in 2024!
Hola Gabriel, Happy New Year to you and happy travels. Greetings from Australia.
11:46 Looks like a savory scone. They often have sausage, ham or bacon as well as honey or maple syrup. Happy new year!
Happy New Year from Boston Massachusetts
Amazing and your not getting hassled by touts and scammers ❤ keep up the videos Gabriel, just handed in my passport today to the Indian embassy and will collect on Wednesday, first time going to India soon, thanks to your inspiration ✅🤙
Great views from that Pyramid of the volcanoes in the distance.
i am surrounded by " pyramids " -- to the south of my ranch is a very suspicious looking pyramid form , 3300 feet -- with a slightly smaller one next to it -- i might see evidence of a lava flow near the summit of the taller one , but its a perfect pyramid shape -- to the east of that feature is a 5000 foot pyramid looking mountain - i looked at geology maps and that mountain is not volcanic , folded sedementary rock , serpentine - looks like a pyramid to me , a pointy one -- to my south , 30 miles , is the grand daddy of all pyramids , the great white pyramid - a mountain of legends - people come from around the world to see it -- visible from 100 miles away -- easy -- and theres legends that it was built by people , not of this earth -- and they still inhabit the interior -- i did spot a white round ufo flying out of the summit a few weeks ago - i saw it on a fire / alert camera , PGE -- the original european explorers here noted all the " pyramids " i have listed , 1820's . they thought the landscape looked very odd ..
@@liverwurst-p6yAre you the one we call The Great Spirit? 😳
That church was amazing! I was not expecting that from looking at the exterior.
Happy new year Gabriel! Once again, thank you for showing us the world! I wish you good health and safe travels!
I love how there is this mad rad shaman with aromatic incense and drum right in front of the church built on top of an ancient pyramid thang and the hollyish music of your choice…. Ah I missed the ringing of the bells as you were narrating and the lovely people around trying to get in your camera frame for something😊…. Good stuff. 😇😂🎉
Ahh the 24:28 ending is epic I must say, just my opinion 😂😮
Thanks for this lovely video
sweet video!!! i want to go there!! i only have known about cholula, i have never been there... it has not been excavated as much as other sites in mexico
Great video, Gabe! Super interesting -- thanks for sharing!
Also Cholula is the oldest continuously populated city in the Americas
I enjoy your fascination with churches. Mexico has many grand and ornate Baroque cathedrals.
If you had walked the street - connects both Cholulas - where you started in Cholula - in 5 minutes you would have arrived at the Zócalo de San Pedro Cholula which is really nice. To eat your snacks. The other Cholula is San Andres Cholula. The pyramide belongs to San Andres in 70 por ciento.
I think I ended up there, found a nice square and a market, you'll see it in the next video.
Love seeing the new Mexico videos!!
I''ve been wanting to see more of the interior, been to Mexico 8 times but always on the coasts
Happy Nee Year Gabe
Happy New year!! Lookimg forward to a another year of amazing videos!! By the way, theres a Mexicaan Pecante sauce they sell in U.S. grcery stores called Cholula
Yes, and Cholula sauce is much better than Tabasco.
@ for sure.. the chipotle Cholula my current fav.Stay safe peace out, bro ✌🏻
Oh yeah, anything chipotle is delish.
ruclips.net/video/AN7IG6Pwlec/видео.html
Great mexican chili sauce
I remember learning how to say Popacatapetyl in primary school geography class. Lots of laughter to get it right😂. I feel the church is one of the most beautiful you have ever shown us. Many of the pyramids of ancient times were built on crossing ley lines as are many churches also. Happy New Year Gabriel.
😑😑say Iztaccihuatl -- 3 times -- fast -- its the sister volcano to Popocatepetl
Happy new year Gabe! I ain't dropped in for a while. Puts a smile on my face knowing you're still traveling around doing you 👣🧭🎒🥾🌄
Happy you're back, Smyth
Wonderful view of Cholula, you are close to Cacaxtla where you will see well preserved paintings in a zone few tourists visit.
One reason I could not travel like this is the limited selection of food. All those refined carbs! ☠️
Fascinating video!
Thank you for this video! The church is amazing!
Your baba is amazing too
Amazing place! Happy New Year, Gabe:)
Wow... Amazing!... 👍👍👍
I would like a month long trip in Colombia
Hi Gabriel, impressive citing I'm guessing tourists don't venture off to see this structure. The church from the outside doesn't look amazing but the inside is very ornate and well maintained.
So so so many churches in Puebla and Cholula, equally monumental like European churches.
Wow! This is real Mexico, Cholula looks fantastic. The church was very beautiful but really looking forward to exploring more of the pyramid. Stay curious, love it!❤❤
Happy New Year to all 😊❤🇧🇦🗻🏔⛰
🙂💚👍Thank You Gabriel🙂💙👍
Happy New Year
Gabriel have you been to the ruins of El Tajín near Poza Rica in the state of Veracruz? It is another very interesting archeological site.
No, haven't been there yet.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos It's worth a visit. You can take a bus from Puebla or Mexico City to Poza Rica. The bus ride is about 5 hours from Mexico City.
Incredible place!😊
Nice view from on top of the pyramid.
The Spiritual/Shamanistic Potency of Mexico is profound - perhaps the most diverse in all of Latin America and that's really bold statement!
Beautiful place 🙏👏✌️
Love the thumbnail art of this video!
That's extraordinary. 🤯
Go to Zacatlan, or to Father Tembleque Aqueduct, or go hike the volcano, or to Nevado de Toluca
The first mummies aren't in Egypt either!
Really ? Where are they from ?
@@michaelahass2695 chinchorro mummies, today, Chilean territory
@@vistadoalto7235
Thank you so much..I'll check them !
@@michaelahass2695Halo 👋
That church was amazing.
What camera did you film this with? Noticed the screen flicker/refresh rate on your phone around 13:00.
Didn't see this happen in the previous episode where you showed us the song playing on your phone
I film with a DJI Osmo Action at 1080p and 60fps, except I film at 50fps in Europe and other places where the electricity is at 50hz, to avoid the flickering lights. The flickering on the phone is pretty annoying, my last phone didn't do that. Not sure why the phone doesn't flicker when I show the spotify app.
looks clean and safe...fun n warm😊🍻
looks Amazing, Enjoy Gabe & Happy 2025
Beautiful ✨️
Beautiful place!
Oh Gosh Gabe, I gained 10 pounds watching you jam those goodies. Beautiful place.
Preah Vihear Temple complex in Cambodia has got largest pyramid in the world. the temple sits on a mountain top which was raised artificially like a pyramid. but because it is a Hindu creation it is not recognised.
Wrong 👎
Sandwich by the pyramid thang, lovely.
Why didn't he eat a torta instead of that lousy ham sandwich?
the billy bill music was great.
Cool. 👍
Not sure if you know this, Gabriel, there are tunnels in the pyramid that you can enter. I was there in 2016 with a tour guide, The pyramid has many levels and there are steps to each one. Happy New Year!
No, didn't realize that. What a shame, I would have loved to have gone inside. Next time. I did go in some tunnels today though, in Puebla.
I understand the tunnels have been closed since covid.
I visited cholula in October. I found Puebla a beautiful city. Video does not do it justice.
El video es asi asi. 😊 I can’t believe a man of your experience walked all the way up and ate w/o at least a bottle of water!
Cool!!! 🧡💖🧡💖🧡
That is about 6 months of carbs for me in that one bag:)
If you are going to climb the largest pyramid of the world , you need some ...carbs...
Nice video. Never been to that part of Mexico and that was interesting about the church built on a pyramid, Even though that’s what the Spanish did all across Mexico was destroyed the indigenous buildings and build their churches and towns on top of them..
Cholula hot sauce. That’s all I know
So much better than Tabasco.
Cholula good stuff
Where is the new cap?
I was waiting for someone to ask, haha. I didn't like the way it fit, so I left it in my hotel room in Mazatlan.
@@GabrielTravelerVideosin the iconic words of Bob Marley, "Who the cap fit, let them wear it". 😀
@@ErvuJukl Ha, exactly.
Great 👏
Come to Türkiye 🇹🇷
@ErvuJukl i have been in Turkey 🇹🇷 😍 i love it
@Ivyslife33 ok, then maybe Chad 👍
Halo Ava, Happy New Year! Don't listen to them. Go to Maroc!
@VolkerHelmich yeah i have never been . Is in my list for sure lol
Why is there a shaman outside of the Church?
MY BOI DON JUAN IS DOING HIS MESCALERO THING
Not exactly sure, but that's also the top of an ancient pre-Hispanic pyramid.
I love your life....
Catholics believe Christ is present in that tabernacle, at least go in with some respect even if just stopping and give a nod.
Dry Mexican pastry
Tough first meal
Hey Gabriel, I love your videos and I can see that you are a very intelligent person but your diet will surely be the death of you. It's probably none of my business but I am a fan and this is the comments section so I'm going to drop my two cents.
I can't believe that you ate that whole bag full of junk food! All carbohydrates become sugar and sugar is both deadly and addictive. A steady diet of restaurant food is very unhealthy and it's costing you a fortune in the bargain. (In one video I saw you pay 50$ for breakfast!)
In the meantime you are walking right past the markets with fresh fruit and vegetables, probably super cheap. Avocados everywhere.
🥑🥑🥑🥑 THE 3 FOOD GROUPS -- BEANS , RICE , AVOCADOS -- ON A TORTILLA
Lol. That church was not built in one year.
🦉 💖
👍
Potocatpeteptol 😄
ruclips.net/video/AN7IG6Pwlec/видео.html
THE PYRAMID OF CHOLULA GUCCI HOT SAUCE -- MILLIONS OF TREES ARE FELLED EACH YEAR TO MAKE THOSE CORNY WOODEN CAPS -- AND ITS NOT THAT GOOD , I BOUGHT IT ONCE AND TOSSED IT😆😆😆😆
you need MEAT!! man when i saw that lunch pail you packed for the pyraMID field trip i thought, 'he can't just eat bread!' dude, i had chilequilas for bkfst this morn!! here in my boring plains town where i live, there is absolutely NO shortage of 'mexican' food . . .
😎👍🏻
How did Christians enslave everyone? This 😂
Christians enslaved no one
egypt is overrated
The history of Egypt is much more than just the pyramids
@ahmadmohmad-cd4zl yeah but the people in egypt mostly arent good to tourists. egypt was the worst travel experience i have ever had and i have visited many countries before. i will never come back
@@christianmadl I'm talking about historical value not the tourism And you are right
Certainly not overrated, places like Aswan, Luxor, Abu Simbel are incredible sights to see and my experience with Egyptians was mostly very good, you have to be thick skinned to the hustling but its worth it..
Gab you sure have a sweet tooth!
First
sorry, I was the first one! Try next time bro
@vistadoalto7235 wrong look at the time stamp. Better luck next time dude.
Yep, got it.
@vistadoalto7235 Gabriel also just verified it dude. Better luck next time .
@@vistadoalto7235sorry, bro, you lost.
fascinating. thanks
Gabriel! I’m from Cholula, and it would be an honor to meet you 🙌💯. I’ve sent you a DM on Instagram!
Right on, but I'm actually leaving Puebla tomorrow. ✌️🍺
@@GabrielTravelerVideos No worries! When you’re back in Mexico, we’ll go to the wrestling matches at the Arena México 🙌. My wrestler persona is inspired by “Xelhua,” the giant from Aztec mythology who built the world’s largest pyramid-the one in Cholula ❤