Introducing Cuautla
Cuautla (kwout-la) can inspire or bemuse depending on your interests. It’s got none of Tepoztlán’s scenic beauty or the architectural merit of Cuernavaca, but it does have sulphur springs that have attracted people for centuries, as well as serious revolutionary credentials. Cuautla was a base for one of Mexico’s first leaders in the independence struggle, José María Morelos y Pavón, until he was forced to leave when the royalist army besieged the town in 1812. A century later it became a center of support for Emiliano Zapata’s revolutionary army. However, if modern Mexican history and balnearios aren’t your thing, there’s absolutely nothing for you here – modern Cuautla is a perfectly pleasant town, but there’s little to see and do save the above.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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