Cuernavaca
is the Capital City of the
State of
Morelos,
Mexico. Located only 45 minutes from Mexico City (one hour and thirty
minutes from the international airport) by the way of the
Mexico - Acapulco expressway.
Actually world-wide known as
"The City of Eternal Spring"
due to its excellent template climate with an annual average of 20ºC.
The ancient name of Cuernavaca
is "Cuauhnahuac" in Nahuatl which means "Place near or by the side of
the groove". Founded seven centuries ago almost a mile high in
the Sierra Madre Mountains. Today the pyramid of Teopanzolco
rises in a residential neighborhood; a half-hour from where
Mesoamerican high priests at Xochicalco studied astronomy in
600 A.D. and arranged the calendar.
There remain other vestiges from pre-Hispanic times such as
a 14 ton. engraved stone called Chimalli, the great lizard carved in
stone found at San Anton
and the Chapultepec Eagle, only to name a few.
Until 1910, the state of
Morelos
was the
third major sugar cane producer world wide, after Hawaii and Puerto Rico,
but peasants slaved without hope on the enormous sugar cane haciendas. When
the Mexican Revolution began, most haciendas were burned to the ground. Some
of them have been restored as luxury hotels.
Cuernavaca
is a modern tropical city that hosts a score of scientific research
institutes, and industrial park with over one hundred industries, seventeen
universities and extensions of the National University in Mexico City, and a
global assortment of retires diplomats, business executives and government
officials. This casual city also attracts people who seek a sunny place for
creative or intellectual inquiry where they can find cultural stimulation
and spirited conversations. Residents have included Erich Fromm, Diego
Rivera, Carlos Fuentes, Helen Hayes, Malcolm Lowry, Ivan Illich, Gabriel
Garcia Marques, Barbara Hutton, Rufino Tamayo, David Alfaro Siqueiros, to
name a few.
Cuernavaca
has also been established as an
international learning center for Mexico's Language, Culture and history. At
present,
there are prestigious Spanish schools devoted to the high academic standards
and strict ethical code of teaching Spanish, art and culture from Mexico and
Latin America to foreigners.
For many years, Cuernavaca has been
known as a resort where both Mexicans and foreigners come to enjoy the clean
air, relax and enjoy the incomparable climate. The city is filled with
gardens, tennis courts, spa's, golf courses, bathing resorts, restaurants
and fine hotels offering every commodity. Within a 40 km radius, sports like
water-skiing, fishing, hunting, horseback riding and mountain climbing can
be practiced.
Main tourism attractions:
Teopanzolco Archaeological Site. In Nahuatl means "Behind the Old or Abandoned Temple".
Considered one of the most important temples of the Pre Hispanic Tlahuica
Culture in the Region. The double-temple of Tlaloc-Hutzilopochtli shows us
how the ancient inhabitants of Cuauhnahuac built their worshipping sites
over previous structures. Open: Monday thru Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00
hrs.
Palace of Cortes or Cuauhnahuac Regional MuseumThe Palace dates back from the colonial era, built in
1533 over a "Teocalli or Aztec Temple". It served as the
summer residence of the conqueror Hernan Cortes and actually houses
one of Mexico's finest museums.
Among others,
you can admire one of the most famous murals of Diego
Rivera painted in 1929. Open: Tuesday thru Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00 hrs.
The Cathedralor Assumption's Franciscan Ex-Convent.
Amazing
architectonic complex formed by an atrium surrounded by
tall "battlemented" walls. The Cathedral has been remodeled in the last 20
years and murals depicting the martyrdom of St. Felipe de Jesus were found
all along both sides of the walls. There are also some interesting
original paintings which date back to the XVII century. In the same
complex are found the Chapel of San Jose, The Chapel of Nuestra
Señora de los Dolores, the Chapel of Carmen as well as the Temple of
Tercer Orden. Its also famous for its Sunday "Mariachi Mass".
The
Borda Garden.
Famous residence built by Don Manuel de la Borda at the end of the XVII
Century. It was also residence of Emperor Maximiliano de Habsburgo.
This
majestic home and garden hosts numerous art exhibitions, music concerts,
conferences and a wonderful site museum.
Open: Monday thru Sunday from 9:00 to 18:00 hrs.
The
Guadalupe Church
Also built by Don Manuel de la Borda in 1784, near the Borda garden;
this church originally had two beautiful towers.
"El
Calvario" Shrine.
Built in 1538, it owns its name to the cross on the top of the
shrine. It was an important reunion place in the way of the pilgrims to
Chalma, a center and river believed to have miraculous and curative
properties.
"El
Castillito".
Singular construction made of heavy brick,
it actually houses the Photographic Museum of Cuernavaca.
Open: Monday thru Friday from 9:00 to 15:00 hrs. Saturday & Sunday from
10:00 to 14:00
Ethno-botanic Garden & Traditional Medicine Museum. This
Chalet also belonged
Emperor Maximiliano de Habsburgo and was known as
"Casa del Olindo"or
"Casa de
la India Bonita". Its great gardens and orchards are actually used to
exhibit a great variety of medicinal plants. Open: Monday thru Sunday from
9:00 to 17:00 hrs.
The Robert Brady House and
MuseumLocated
in the house of the tower behind the Cathedral built in Colonial
Spanish style. Its a great museum where you can admire a marvelous
collection of household furniture and furnishing, paintings and statuettes
from all over the world, that belonged to the painter Robert Brady, who
donated it to the City of Cuernavaca. Open: Tuesday thru Sunday from 10:00
to !8:00 hrs.
San Anton Waterfall.
Place of natural beauty
with its spectacular
30 mts. cascade with access through a long stairway behind it. At the
entrance you can purchase a great variety of ornamental plants and red
clay pottery produced by the local people. Open:
Monday thru Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 hrs.
Amanalco Ravines
A scenic 3 kilometers walk along a wooded ravine. This trail was recently
conditioned as a tourist walk by the City Council of Cuernavaca.
Available: Monday thru Sunday from 9:00 to 18:00 hrs.
Siqueiros Workshop and Museum.
Workshop of the famous Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros.
Near
Cuernavaca
there are interesting ruins of old sugar cane factories, like the
Hacienda de Atlacomulco, which
used to belong to Hernan Cortes and the Hacienda de Temixco,
which is now converted into a
bathing resort with 5 large swimming pools.
Cuernavaca,
Morelos,
Mexico is a central geographic point from which many tourism attractions can
easily be reached. The pyramid of Teotihuacan, the ancient Toltec
city (90 min.); the colonial city of
Puebla (150 min.);
Taxco, the silver city (90 min.);
the lake of
Tequesquitengo (30 min.); the
illuminated caverns of
Cacahuamilpa (60 min.); the
pyramids of Xochicalco
(30 min.); the spas of
Ixtapan de la Sal (90 min.); the
village of
Tepoztlan (30 min.); and the
resort center of Oaxtepec (45 min.). For all those who wish to go to
Acapulco, it is less than a 3
hours away.
Cuernavaca,
Morelos,
Mexico has many gourmet
restaurants
serving international cuisine as well as
shops with
lovely traditional handicrafts, antique bazaars and exotic plant and flower
nurseries.
For entertainment there are in Cuernavaca plenty of
nightclubs,
bars
and
discotheques.
April 16 - Commemoration
of the creation of the Free & Sovereign
State
of Morelos
Fair of Cuernavaca,
Commercial & Popular - Holy Week. During two weeks, this Fair offers an
extended variety of commercial products and handicrafts, as well as
cultural, popular and musical events, and like in all fairs, mechanical
games.
Tlaltenango´s Fair,Feast of Our Lady of the Miracles
- September 8.
One of the most popular and old fairs celebrated in Cuernavaca. It lasts 8
days, beginning on August 31st; a great number of dancers from Milpa Alta
and Iztapalapa meet here to see the virgin and offer a flower entrance.
Popular dances, floral ornaments, street fair, numerous stands, Mexican
food and mechanical games.
Fair of the Ceramics (Pottery)
- September/October.
This fair lasts a week and its celebrated in a movable date. It represents
a great opportunity to appreciate the ceramic products that people of
the "3 de mayo" colony in
Cuernavaca
produce and commercialize. You will also enjoy artistic performances,
tourism and handicrafts exhibitions.
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Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Cuernavaca
is the Capital City of the 
Cuernavaca
is a modern tropical city that hosts a score of scientific research
institutes, and industrial park with over one hundred industries, seventeen
universities and extensions of the National University in Mexico City, and a
global assortment of retires diplomats, business executives and government
officials. This casual city also attracts people who seek a sunny place for
creative or intellectual inquiry where they can find cultural stimulation
and spirited conversations. Residents have included Erich Fromm, Diego
Rivera, Carlos Fuentes, Helen Hayes, Malcolm Lowry, Ivan Illich, Gabriel
Garcia Marques, Barbara Hutton, Rufino Tamayo, David Alfaro Siqueiros, to
name a few.
present,
there are prestigious Spanish schools devoted to the high academic standards
and strict ethical code of teaching Spanish, art and culture from Mexico and
Latin America to foreigners.
