Heritage Education Programme in Puebla (Mexico) The local government of Puebla, Mexico, has developed a comprehensive Heritage Education Programme to raise awareness about the city’s cultural heritage and aid its conservation. The programme includes educational events, specialised and general public publications, and online and social media communication campaigns. About the city of Puebla Puebla is a large city in east-central Mexico. The Historic Centre of Puebla was inscribed in the World Heritage list in 1987 under criteria (ii) and (iv)]. Puebla, which was founded ex nihilo in 1531, is situated about 100 km east of Mexico City, at the foot of the Popocatepetl volcano. It has preserved its great religious structures such as the 16th–17th-century cathedral and fine buildings like the old archbishop's palace, as well as a host of houses with walls covered in tiles (