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Cuernavaca, the "City of Eternal Spring"

Cuernavaca, the "City of Eternal Spring", is located 89 km south of Mexico City, in the northern part of the state of Morelos, a region that has a pleasant climate that provides an average temperature of 23 ° C .
This destination is a great place to rest and large tourists who annually come to forget the stress and monotony, either in their luxurious spas, which offer all kinds of massage and relaxation therapies, in his funny spas, which have the better facilities, or simply strolling through the city, where you can see magnificent historic buildings as the Convent of the Assumption, the Chapel of San José, the Borda Gardens, Cuernavaca symbol for its rich history and natural beauty and the Palais des Cortes, perhaps the oldest colonial construction of America, which houses murals by Diego Rivera.
In its surrounding area attractions like the Super Corridor-Chichinautzin Ajusco, ideal for ecotourism, the spa The Stakes, crystal clear spring water which has one of the most beautiful landscapes of the state, the Lagunas de Zempoala composed of lakes, archaeological and forests and the archaeological zone of Xochicalco, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

ARCHEOLOGY
On the outskirts of Cuernavaca you can visit interesting archaeological remains, among which those of one of the most important city-states in Mesoamerica.
Xochicalco. It is located 38 km southwest of the city of Cuernavaca. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, was the most important city-state in Mesoamerica after the fall of Teotihuacan, highlighting political center, commercial, scientific and artistic. Among its most important monuments are: the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent, Square Stela of Glyphs, the Great Pyramid, the largest building in the area, the Main Plaza and the Acropolis, the ball games, the temascales and the Centre. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00 hrs.

Teopanzolco. Located at Calle Balsas, Colonia Vista Hermosa, in the heart of Cuernavaca. He was a contemporary site to Mexico-Tenochtitlan and has various structures such as the Pyramid of the twin temples and a round dedicated to the worship of Ehecatl, ancient god of the wind. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00 hrs.









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