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ENGLISH VERSION la Asunción de María, where the Mochitlán famous declaration of José María In this city, capital of the state, in Morelos, “Los sentimientos de la In addition to the Temple of San Here is the Temple of Nuestra Seño- 1813, the first Constitutional Con- nación” was drafted. Other places Nicolás, the main attraction of ra de Santa Ana and still practiced is gress of , the “Congreso de worth visiting are the Re- this village are its rituals and fes- “el porrazo” or Danza de los Tigres Anahuac” was made. It has interest- gional Museum, the Palacio Legis- tivities of clear pre-Hispanic ori- (Dance of Tigers), in which the partic- ing places such as the Palacio Mu- lativo Museum, the San Mateo gin. The best known is the “pelea ipants fight hand to hand dressed nicipal, with murals about the histo- Garden, Granados Maldonado Ala- de tigres” (“tiger fight”), held in like tigers. ry of the state, and the Cathedral of meda, the San Francisco Plaza, La early May as a ritual to bring rain. Ixtapa- In this city, the Independence war Here you find the Costa Grande ended with the signature of the “Plan

Archaeological Museum, the E nrique Vela Photo: de Iguala” signed by Vicente Guerre-

ntonio Pacheco/ R aíces Pacheco/ A ntonio Conchas Marinas Market and Santa María de la Asunción Cathedral, Chilapa. ro and Agustín de Iturbide, in 1821. the Pescador Promenade. It has Also, here the first national flag was beautiful beaches like Majahua, of both characters are among the in- made, symbol of the Ejército Triga- Foto: Marco Foto: La Madera, El Palmar, Principal terest sites with the Temple of San rante. It has attractions like the Sanc- Guerrero Regional Museum, Chilpancingo. and Las Gatas. Martin, the Palacio Muncipal, the tuary of the Flag – in the old jail, market, the Lagoon and Los which houses the largest monumen- Avispa Interactive Museum and Chilapa Tepoltzis archaeological site. tal flag in Latin America –, the Monu- the Handicraft House. Nearby ment to the Heroes of the Indepen- are natural attractions like the In this town founded in 1531, is Tlapa dence, the Railway Station, the Zoochilpan Zoo, the Huacalapa where one of the largest cathe- porfirian kiosco, the Palacio Munici- ntonio Pacheco A ntonio Grottos– in the Omiltemi State drals in Mexico is located, the Nestled in the Mountain region, it pal, the Church of San Francisco and Park– and the Ixtemalco Sink- Santa María de la Asunción Ca- has attractions like the Former San the Tuxpan Lagoon. hole cavern.

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Estado de to Orizaba México Cuernavaca MeXICO morelos Cacahuamilpa Grottos 134 National Park Alejandro de Humboldt to Morelia National Park puebla Cutzamala de Infiernillo Dam Pinzón Zirándaro Tlachapa Acapetlahua Ixcateopan Tecapulco 95 Ciudad Coyuca Altamirano Iguala 51 Tepecoacuilco Cuatlahuchitlán Cocula San Miguel 1 to Manzanillo Naranjillo Atenango Totolapan de Castrejón del Río La Unión Cd. Lázaro Cárdenas 134 Tepantecuanitlán Xochihuehuetlán 200 La Organera Huamuxtitlán Llano Grande Olinalá Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Zumpango Zitlala del Río Tepoltzis Oxtotitlán Guerrero 93 Petatlán National Park Tixtla Chilapa Tlapa La Soledad de chilpancingo Maciel “La Chole” Mochitlán Juxtlahuaca Grottos oaxaca Papanoa El Paraíso Natural Park Tecpan de Galeana Atoyac de Álvarez Tehuacalco

San Jerónimo de Juárez Coyuca de Benítez tourist attractions Mitla Lagoon Palma Sola Ayutla de Capital El Veladero los Libres National Park La Sabana Town Archaeological zone Highlights San Marcos San Luis 200 atural area Acatlán N Magical town Museum Tecomate Cochoapa Lagoon Beach onument Azoyú Military architecture M to Tlaxiaco Airport Indigenous town Huixtepec Civil architecture Chautengo Juchitán Folk art Lagoon Two-way highway Religious architecture Cuisine Federal highway Costa Chica Central Square Local festival Secondary highway to Puerto Escondido Note: The symbols refer to the Road spots described in this guide. Santa Prisca y San Sebastián Acapulco Bay. Parish, Taxco. Taxco curred between Agustin de Itur- Acapulco bide and Vicente Guerrero, to This magical town, with winding, finish the Independence war. One of the major tourist destination cobbled streets, is famous for its sil- worldwide whose main attraction ver production. Among its attrac- Ciudad Altamirano is its beaches and natural areas like tions are the Santa Prisca and San the Coyuca Lagoon, Tres Palos Sebastián Parish, one of the finest Formerly known as Pungaraba- Lagoon, La Quebrada, Pie de la © C P T M / R icardo E s p inosa–reo Foto: examples of the Mexican baroque; to, in this city located in the re- Cuesta, Revolcadero Beach, La the Casa Borda, now turned in the © C P T M / R icardo E s p inosa–reo Photo: gion of tierra caliente you can vis- Roqueta, Puerto Marqués, Barra Tecpan de Galeana Archaeological Sites Taxco House of Culture; the San it the Municipal Park, the Fray Vieja and Parque Papagayo. Oth- Bernardino de Siena Convent; the Teloloapan Juan Bautista Moya Cathedral er interesting points are the San Die- It stands out for its natural attractions Guerrero was an important region Chapel of La Santísima Trinidad; and the Cerro Chuperio Hill. go Fort, the Naval History Muse- among which are a river, semi - virgin during pre-Hispanic times. Now it the Guadalupe Chapel and Plaza, It has attractions like the Temple of um, the Nuestra Señora de la beaches, lagoons, estuaries, and view- has several archaeological sites from where you can admire the city; Santa Maria de la Asunción, the Tlapehuala Soledad Cathedral, the Culture points. The Santuario de Protección open to the public among which are the Humboldt House, now Vicere- Castle and the Palacio Municipal – House, La Casa de la Máscara and a la Tortuga Marina (Marine Turtle Teopantecuanitlán – an important gal Art Museum; the Juan Ruiz de with murals about the history and In this village of traditional crafts- the Palma Sola archaeological Protection Sanctuary) covers the El Olmec site –, Cuetlajuchitlán, La Alarcón House; the Guillermo manners of the region – and the Ce- manship are the Temple of San site, located in the Cerro El Ve- Carrizal and Tlalcoyunque beaches, Organera - Xochipala, La Sabana, Spratling Museum; the Silver Mu- rro Tecampana Hill, where its rocks José, with 18th century altar-pieces, ladero Ecological Reserve. while the Picacho and de la Mira hills, Huamuxtitlán and Tehuacalco, seum; the temples of Santa Vera- make bell sounds when hit. 5 km and the Lázaro Cárdenas Monu- are ideal for watching the biodiversity. the latter a site of comparable size cruz, San Miguel, Santísima and away is Acatempan, where the fa- ment, a head carved in one Petatlán to that of the great Mesoamerican San Nicolás, as well as the plazas Los mous “abrazo de Acatempan” oc- stone of huge dimensions. Coyuca de Benítez cities. Gallos and San Juan. It has natural attractions such as Barra de Potosí, La Barrita Beach Among its attractions are the man- Pilcaya Folk Art Cuisine and the Valentín Lagoon Estuary. groves, the Mitla Lagoon, the El Em- Because of its geography and its large Guerrero’s cuisine is one of the most tra- In the village, which is known for barcadero, La Montosa and La Pelona It has interesting places like the indigenous population, Guerrero is one ditional of Mexico, in which coastal and the making of gold items, is the islands, as well as the El Salto waterfall. Temple of La Purísima Concepción of the regions with greatest craftsman- inland ingredients are mixed, with tech- Church of Padre Jesús, the House ship variety. Among the most notable niques and ways to prepare it of consid- and the Old Temple of El Nombre de of Culture and the building of the Costa Chica are the Taxco silver; the Olinalá or erable antiquity. Among the dishes are Dios. Besides it has several natural at- Town Hall. Nearby is the La Sole- Temascalcingo lacquered boxes; the pescado a la talla, chalupas, green or tractions such as Cacahuamilpa papel amate of Xalitla, Maxela, Oapan white pozole, tamales, fiambre, nacata- dad de Maciel “La Chole” archae- In this region that goes from Acapul-

Grottos and the Limotitla Ravine, and Ameyaltepec; the Amayaltepec males and chilatequile. Among the ological site. co to Oaxaca there are several villag- inah Mauricio Marat/ Photo: with its huge caverns Dos Bocas. dolls; the jewels and gold items from sweets stand out calabaza cocida with es and places of outstanding natural Tehuacalco. Petatlán and Ciudad Altamirano; panocha and panela, tamarind sweets, Quechultenango wealth. Here are coastal villages as the jewelery of Ciudad Altamirano; the bread from Chilapa and tecoyotas (pol- Cuautepec, Copala, Cruz Grande, Ometepec huaraches and sombreros de palma voron type bread made out of corn, typ- Here is the Temple of El Señor de Azoyú, Marquelia, San Marcos, (sandals and palm hats) of Tlapehuala; ical of the Costa Chica). Among the bev- las Misericordias. It is distin- Juchitán and Cuajinicuilapa. In the In this village is the Parish of San- the textiles of Xochistlahuaca erages are mezcal, chilate (cocoa rice, guished by its natural beauties, Mountain are the towns of Igualapa, tiago Apóstol, one of the largest in (Amuzgos natives); the palm, bamboo cinnamon, piloncillo and milk) and atole such as the Circuito Azul, set of San Luis Acatlán, Tecoanapa, Ayu- and corn leaf ornaments of Chilapa. de pinole. Guerrero. water parks and rivers where all tla, Ometepec, Tlacoachistlahuaca kind of sports are practiced, and and Xohistlahuaca. Among the the Juxtlahuaca Grottos, where most visited places are Barra Vieja, Parish of Santiago Olmec paintings can be seen. Playa Ventura, Laguna de Chauten- Apóstol, Ometepec. go and Barra de Tecoanapa. It is the region with most African population Quechultenango. of Mexico, hence in Cuajinicuilapa, the Afromestizo Culture Museum Photo: © C P T M / R icardo E s p inosa–reo Photo: Cacahuamilpa Grottos. is located. ntonio Pacheco A ntonio Photo: E nrique Vela Photo: E nrique Vela Photo: Palm products from Chilapa. Bread from Chilapa. Photo: m . Photo: E nrique Vela Photo: And don’t miss . . .

• Go to the Cacahuamilpa Grottos • Taste a good pozole • Tour around Taxco, magical town • Acquire Olinalá lacquered crafts • Visit the Costa Grande • Go to Acapulco and Ixtapa - Zihuatanejo • Go to the tianguis in Chilapa • Discover the Costa Chica • Visit the mountain region • Go to Tehuacalco and other archaeological sites

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