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Tepoztlan
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Tepoztlan in the State of Morelos, Mexico, is a small ancient town which is less than an hour away from Mexico City, and located south of Cuernavaca.
Tepoztlan can be accessed via
Cuautla,
Cuernavaca and
Mexico City. One of the main attractions of Tepoztlan is the market place. This market has two sections: One which is situated on the main plaza, where one can buy fresh and exotic groceries, as well as trying different traditional dishes and purchase handicrafts.
Tepoztlan is also known as a mystical center.
Also worth visiting is the beautiful XVI century Augustinian Convent built in honor of our Lady of Annunciation.
At the back of the convent there is an
archaeological museum where one can admire the private collection of Carlos Pellicer,
donated to the people of
Tepoztlan. To the north of Tepoztlan, is located the Tepozteco mountain, the top of the Ehecatepets hill. On this mountain is the archaeological site of the same name, it derives from Tepoztecatl, the name of the principal god of the Pulque (an alcoholic beverage made from the sap of the agave) deities also adored are the god of Fertility and Harvest. The site was therefore, considered to be a sacred place where many pilgrims came from as far as Chiapas and Guatemala. This site consists of a monument in honor of Tepoztecatl, also known as the Tepozteco House, it is a pyramid built on a platform 9.50 mts. high. The pyramid can only be reached by a long and narrow flight of steps located on the south side of the temple.
To reach the site, one must follow by
foot a sloping path on the north
side of the town.
In Tepoztlan, each year on September the 8th, a feast is celebrated in honor to Tepoztecatl with regional dances and songs.
Ask
for guided visits to the Tepozteco
pyramid at the
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Tepoztlan
name derives
from the nahuatl word "Tepuztli", meaning "copper axe above a hill".
The axe in the glyph was misinterpreted by the Spanish
conquerors as iron.
