Colonia Nueva Santa María in Estado de Morelos
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Cuernavaca

Cuernavaca is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. It was established at the archeological site of Gualupita I by the Olmec, "the mother culture" of Mesoamerica, approximately 3200 years ago. It is also a municipality located about 85 km south of Mexico City on the D-95 freeway. The city was nicknamed the "City of Eternal Spring" by Alexander von Humboldt in the nineteenth century.

Located at 18.9178, -99.2267 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in Morelos, Capitals of states of Mexico, Nahuatl words and phrases

Our Cabaña

Our Cabaña is an international Girl Scout centre of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGS) located in Cuernavaca, Mexico. It opened in July 1957 as a Baden-Powell centennial memorial. The centre can house up to ninety guests. It is one of four World Centres of WAGGS; the others being Our Chalet in Switzerland, Sangam in India, and Pax Lodge in England.

Located at 18.9339, -99.2122 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Scout campsites

Ocotepec, Cuernavaca, Morelos

This article is about Ocotepec, Morelos. Other similarly named towns exist: Ocotepec, Puebla; Ocotepec, Chiapas. Ocotepec is a small town to the north of the city of Cuernavaca, but within the municipality of Cuernavaca. The name Ocotepec means “on the hill of the ocotes, or Montezuma pines. ” It is located only minutes from the center of Cuernavaca on the highway that leads to Tepotzlán.

Located at 18.9167, -99.25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Populated places in Morelos

Teopanzolco

Teopanzolco is an Aztec archaeological site in the Mexican state of Morelos. Due to urban growth, it now lies within the modern city of Cuernavaca. Most of the visible remains date from the Middle to Late Postclassic Period (1300-1521).

Located at 18.9304, -99.222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Aztec sites, Former populated places in Mexico, Archaeological sites in Morelos, Visitor attractions in Morelos

Cuernavaca Cathedral

The Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary of Cuernavaca (Spanish: Catedral de la Asunción de María) is the Roman Catholic cathedral church of the Diocese of Cuernavaca, located in the city of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. The church and its surrounding monastery is one of the early 16th century monasteries in the vicinity of the Popocatepetl volcano, built initially for evangelization efforts of indigenous people after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.

Located at 18.9202, -99.2368 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1520s architecture, Spanish Colonial architecture in Mexico, Roman Catholic cathedrals in Mexico, Buildings and structures in Morelos, Visitor attractions in Morelos

Palace of Cortés, Cuernavaca

The Palace of Cortés in Cuernavaca, Mexico, is the oldest conserved colonial era civil structure on the continental Americas, being almost 500 years old. The building began as a fortified residence for Hernán Cortés and his second wife Juana Zúñiga. It was built in 1526, over a Tlahuica/Aztec tribute collection center, which was destroyed by the Spanish during the Conquest. Cortés replaced it with a personal residence to assert authority over the newly conquered peoples.

Located at 18.9213, -99.2334 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Spanish Colonial architecture in Mexico, Palaces in Mexico, Buildings and structures in Morelos, Museums in Morelos, History museums in Mexico, Archaeological museums in Mexico