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Jardín Juárez
The central gazebo here, designed by tower specialist Gustave Eiffel, houses juice and sandwich stands, and hosts live band concerts on Thursday and Sunday evenings. Roving vendors sell balloons, ice cream and corn on the cob under the trees, which fill up with legions of cacophonous grackles at dusk.
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Museo Robert Brady
American artist and collector Robert Brady (1928-86) lived in Cuernavaca for 24 years. His home, Casa de la Torre, was originally part of the monastery within the Recinto de la Catedral. After an extensive renovation, Brady decorated it with paintings, carvings, textiles, antiques and folk art that he'd acquired on his travels. Now a museum, it boasts several paintings by well-known Mexican artists, including Tamayo, Kahlo and Covarrubias.
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Palacio de Cortés
Construction of this imposing fortress-style palace was accomplished between 1522 and 1532, and was done on the base of the pyramid that Cortés destroyed, still visible from various points on the ground floor. Cortés resided here until he turned tail for Spain in 1540. It remained with his family for most of the next century, but by the 18th century it was being used as a prison. During the Porfirio Díaz era, it became government offices.
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Pirámide de Teopanzolco
There are actually two pyramids, one inside the other, on this small archaeological site. You can climb on the outer base to see the older pyramid within, with a double staircase leading up to the remains of a pair of temples. Tlahuicas built the older pyramid over 800 years ago; the outside one was under construction by the Aztecs when Cortés arrived, and was never completed.
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Plaza de Armas
Cuernavaca's zócalo , Plaza de Armas, is flanked on the east by the Palacio de Cortés, on the west by the Palacio de Gobierno and on the northeast and south by restaurants and roving bands of mariachis. Although you can't enter the Palacio de Gobierno, it's a nice spot to contemplate some attractive architecture and enjoy the music - and it's the only main plaza in Mexico without a church, chapel, convent or cathedral overlooking it.
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Recinto de La Catedral
Cuernavaca's cathedral stands in a large high-walled recinto (compound) - the entrance gate is on Hidalgo. Like Palacio de Cortés, the cathedral was built in a grand fortress-like style, in an effort to impress, intimidate and defend against the natives. Franciscans started work on what was one of Mexico's earliest Christian missions in 1526, using indigenous labor and stones from the rubble of Cuauhnáhuac.
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