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Cuernavaca, Morelos
City and Municipality
Cuernavaca City
Cuernavaca City
Coat of arms of Cuernavaca, Morelos
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
"City of Eternal Spring"
Country Mexico
State Morelos
Founded 1200 AD
Municipal Status 1821
Area
 • Municipality 151.2 km2 (58.4 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
 1,510 m (4,950 ft)
Population
 (2005) Municipality
 • Municipality 349,102
 • Seat
332,197
Time zone UTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code (of seat)
62000
Area code(s) 777
Website /Official site

Cuernavaca (; "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. It was established by the Olmec, "the mother culture" of Mesoamerica, approximately 3,200 years ago and is designated as the archaeological site of Gualupita I . The city is located south of Mexico City, from which it may be reached after a drive of approximately 1½ hours using the D-95 Freeway.

Images for kids

  • Jardin borda

    Flora in the Jardín Borda

  • Libramiento Cuernavaca

    Highway in the newer area of the city

  • Cuernavaca Teopanzolco

    Ruins at Teopanzolco, Cuernavaca

  • Cuernavaca Palacio Cortes

    View of the Palace of Cortés, the oldest conserved colonial era civil structure on the continental Americas

  • AltarGuadTabCV

    Main altar of the Chapel of The Third Order of Saint Francis

  • Emiliano Zapata en la ciudad de Cuernavaca

    Emiliano Zapata in Cuernavaca

  • Palacio de Gobernacion (Cuernavaca, Morelos)

    The Head Government Building of Cuernavaca

  • Mexico cuernavaca zocalo

    Palacio de Cortés seen from the zocalo of Cuernavaca

  • JardinJuarez1

    Juárez Garden

  • FacadeCatCV2

    Facade of Cathedral

  • Cuernavaca Catedral de madrugada

    Cathedral's side-chapel at sunset

  • BordaHouseCourtyard

    Borda House courtyard

  • RobertBradyMusCasaTorre

    Exterior of the Museum

  • AtriumFacMilagroTlalCV

    Atrium and façade of the Nuestra Señora de los Milagros Church

  • InsideChapitelCV

    Interior of the Chapitel del Calvario

  • WtrfllSanAntonCV

    Inside the Salto de San Antón ravine

  • BicentennialClockCVMX

    Clock ticking down to Mexico's Bicentennial celebrations in Parque Morelos

  • CAPUFE - Centro Nacional de Control

    National Control Center office in Cuernavaca

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