Puebla city residents woke to a novelty on Monday: a snowfall followed a heavy storm the night before.  The streets of the city’s historic center and the Paseo Bravo park were lined with

hard, icy snow that formed after an electric storm provoked rain and hail.  Snow is unusual in Puebla and hadn’t been seen for years, the newspaper _El Universal_ reported. What’s more, the

cold weather phenomenon is out of season: meteorological winter doesn’t start until December 1.   Many delighted residents posed for photographs, and children took the opportunity to build

small snowmen and make attempts at snow angels. However, some local business owners were all work and no play and arrived with shovels to remove the snow from entrances.   The chilly spell