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THE CITY OF CUAUTLA: “Where the eagles are abundant”

Arriving at the glass-walled ADO terminal, I exited the building to the greeting of horns blaring, the stench of choking exhaust fumes, and the shrill bleating of a policeman?s whistle as he tried futilely to evoke order from this chaos of gridlock. It seemed like all 300, 000 residents were headed down this street at the same time. Welcome to Cuautla. The name means something like ?next to the eagles? in the indigenous tongue of the Indians in this area. Inching my way across two lanes of stalled traffic to the other side of the street, I turned right, heading south on Calle 2 de Mayo. Three and a half blocks later I turned into the tranquil, fern-lined courtyard of the Hotel España and booked a room on the second floor. Tossing my bags on one of the two double beds, I sprawled across the other for a moment?s breather. I?d been through Cuautla?s worst already, ?From here on it could only get better?, I thought. I was right. They did get better ? much, much better.

Websites for more information on Cuautla:

Torero’s Family Mexican Restaurants

Cuautla?s Mexican Favoritos Served with Spanish rice, refried beans,

lettuce and side of tomatoes. (Except Tacos al Pastor). …

[http://www.toreros-mexicanfood.com/dinner.html]

Emiliano Zapata … decided to support Madero. In March 1911 Zapata’s tiny force took the city of Cuautla and closed the road to the capital, Mexico City.

[http://www.cs.utk.edu/~miturria/project/zapata_britannica.html]

Zapata information pages

[http://www.lib.msu.edu/diversity/zapata.htm]

[http://www.indigenouspeople.org/natlit/zapata.htm]

Mexico by bus – busses in Mexico ? in Spanish

This site provides first class bus information for Mexico. A useful site but in Spanish.

[http://www.mexicoexplorer.net/autobuses.htm]

Active World Adventures Skydive Cuautla

http://www.skydivecuautla.com

Skydive instruction, Tandem jumps, RW Instruction available. We have 4 aircraft

[http://www.activeworldadventures.com/search/active_clubs/clubs/skydive_cuautla.htm]

ClimberInfo – Iztaccihuatl – Climbing Guide

Information for hiking / climbing the nearby Iztaccihuatl volcano

http://www.climberinfo.com/features/climbing_areas/iztaccihuatl/access.php3

Cuautla is the second most important city in Morelos, and boasts an average of 22°C.

[http://www.morelosvisit.com/eng/mc/cua/home.html]

http://www.bartleby.com/65/cu/Cuautla.html

[http://www.itown.com/na/mexico/cuautla/]

http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/44044.html

Tour By Mexico ® – Cuautla city in Morelos State, Mexico “Where the eagles are abundant”. http://www.tourbymexico.com/morelos/cuautla/cuautla.htm

Want to learn Spanish?

The SpanCom affiliate in Cuautla uses experienced teachers. It has promised
to give the students only teachers who have at least 5 years of experience?
http://www.spancom.com/SPANCOM/home.htm

CENTRO ZAPATA SPANISH SCHOOL CUAUTLA: Mailing and Contact Information. [http://www.worldwide.edu/ci/mexico/schools/34803.html]

FOR HOTELS in the state of Morelos
http://www.hotels.com.mx/morelos/ or http://www.hotels.com.mx for all of Mexico

SECTUR (Mexico Tourism Information) Cuautla, Morelos

Contact: Bernardina Galindo Laguna

Phone: 353 ? 7953

E-mail: cec147@ prodigy.net.mx

Website: http://www.sectur.gob.mx

Be sure to check out my other articles in the two continuing series: Teaching English in Mexico and Traveling in Mexico. If you would like more information, have questions or comments, the author can be e-mailed; see address below.