Los Muñecos Fountain

The Fountain of los Muñecos, in Puebla

The Fountain of los Muñecos is an emblematic place of Puebla, source of one of the most famous legends of the town. The Puebla audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this original fountain and the story of the two children that inspired the popular imagination.

The fountain and its legend

This fountain is a must-see of Puebla, not so much for its beauty, although it is quite original, as because it inspires one of the most famous legends of the town. Tradition tells the story of the two children represented or associated with the fountain, whose tragic or marvellous destiny struck the popular imagination and was transmitted from generation to generation. Like many old towns, Puebla possesses a rich repertoire of urban legends, peopled with mysterious characters, prodigies and mysteries, that attach to precise places of the historic centre and that the inhabitants like to tell the visitors. These tales, mixing history and imagination, are an integral part of the soul and the identity of the town. The Fountain of los Muñecos has thus become a landmark laden with tales and memory, that the Poblanos evoke with affection. A place of legend and oral tradition, the Fountain of los Muñecos is an interesting stop of the discovery of Puebla.

What to see

Here you discover the original fountain that inspires one of the most famous legends of Puebla, the story of the two children with a striking destiny transmitted from generation to generation, illustrating the rich repertoire of urban legends of the town, a landmark laden with tales and memory that the Poblanos evoke with affection. The Fountain of los Muñecos is a place of legend of Puebla. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Fountain of los Muñecos lies in the heart of the historic centre of Puebla, reachable on foot. It is an open-air water point, freely accessible. You discover it during a walk in the centre, letting its legend be told to you.

Why is the Fountain of los Muñecos famous in Puebla?

Because it inspires one of the most famous legends of Puebla, the story of the two children with a striking destiny transmitted from generation to generation; this original fountain illustrates the rich repertoire of urban legends of the town, that the inhabitants like to tell the visitors.

Where is the Fountain of los Muñecos in Puebla?

In the heart of the historic centre of Puebla, in Mexico.