About the Author

Adriana Armenta-Ramírez

E-Mail: adriana.armentarz@udlap.mx

Adriana Armenta-Ramírez, PhD, is a part-time professor in the Department of Architecture at Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP). She earned her degree in Architecture and a Master’s in Construction Project Management at UDLAP, and completed her PhD in Creation and Theories of Culture in 2021. Her research examines the intersection of socio-urban and technological studies across urban and rural contexts, with emphasis on cultural practices, spatial appropriation, and resistance. She has presented at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) and the Cultural Studies Association (CSA), and her work appears in edited volumes and academic journals.

Contributions by Author: Adriana Armenta-Ramírez

Issue 20
San Andrés Cholula
religious festivals
urban indigeneity
everyday resistance
gentrification

Las Fiestas against Displacement

Religious Celebrations as Socio-Territorial Resistance in San Andrés Cholula, Mexico

The pre-Hispanic city of Cholula was an important religious center for the cultures of Mesoamerica. The settlement under discussion was located in the territory that comprises the municipalities of San Andrés Cholula and San Pedro Cholula in the state of Puebla, within the Central Highlands of Mexico. It is claimed that in Cholula there are three hundred sixty-five churches, one for each day of the year. Despite the absence of empirical evidence, this legend…