GUERRERO SUR DE MÉXICO ENGLISH VERSION Chilpancingo la Asunción de María, where the Zitlala 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 Mexico, the “Congreso de worth visiting are the Guerrero 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. Iguala AÍCES R Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo NRIQUE VELA NRIQUE VELA In this city, the Independence war E Here you find the Costa Grande ended with the signature of the “Plan Archaeological Museum, the PHOTO: de Iguala” signed by Vicente Guerre- NTONIO PACHECO/ PACHECO/ NTONIO A 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 Tixtla 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 NTONIO PACHECO NTONIO where one of the largest cathe- porfirian kiosco, the Palacio Munici- A 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. FOTO: MARCO FOTO: thedral, with a unique clock with Agustín Convent, built in 1576, and Cathedral of la Asunción de María, Chilpancingo. moving figures that recreate the the Axoxuca Waterfall. encounter of Juan Diego with Fray Juan de Zumárraga. Consid- Olinalá inosa–reo P ered the gateway to the Moun- S E CITY OF CHILPANCINGO . tains of Guerrero, Chilapa remain Famous village for its handicrafts of R M / T MILITAR deep rooted in traditions like its linalóe wood. It is one of the few P H. COLEGIO C P 5 ASEO DE Sunday market, in which the na- places that preserve the lacquering UEBLA P BAJA CALIFORNIA M IDALGO AYO H A V IGUEL tives of the surrounding villages I LEJANDRO ILITAR technique. It is worth visiting the C M © PHOTO: AS B ENTE M CHIAP ENITO OLEGIO ERI San Mateo Garden come to offer their products. In San Francisco Parish, decorated N G . C ÍNGUEZ Plan de Iguala Monument, Iguala. H M U J UERRERO O UÁREZ NIÓN C D DUARDO E P the nearby village of Acatlán is ERVANTES . UEVARA EAGA with lacquered motifs. LIC G A IC RO CORREGIDORA B ELISARIO L R. C Y OISES ASOLO B D O P M C P ROGRESO Oxtotitlán, a rocky shelter with UAUHTÉ Ixcateopan IO Zoochilpan J USTO G D AR ELGADO Zoo Granados one of the few examples of Ol- C to Omiltemi State Park, S M ÍA R O Maldonado IERRA ÍO C L Huacalapa Grottos P ERVO UNA mec painting that still remain. Known as “la ciudad de las calles Alameda A N P AIME NUÑO ADO AGAYO J M RE A IDALGO mb de mármol” (the city with marble H TIE Handicrafts from EP S Handicraft Hosue ORREGIDORAIGUEL C M DE Tixtla Olinalá. streets), here you can visit the Nues- REINA XOCHITL 16 Guerrero Regional Museum Palacio Municipal tra Señora de la Asunción Church, SANTA CRUZ C ARRETERA AVÓN Cathedral of la Asunción de María It is the hometown of general Vi- AÍCES the 500 años de Resistencia Indí- ADERO P Y R I P I. M GNA ASEO O. C ORELOS cente Guerrero, second president gena Museum, the Ixcateopan F ÉROES A RAVO C LEJANDRO A. M B IO I H NCINO OLÓN GNA La Avispa Interactive Museum M E F M RUJANO OLÁS C IÑOS OWRIE/ EDERAL T of Mexico, and the writer Ignacio archaeological site and the Cacalo- OSÉ IC AL AUEL N A J B C C N IO C C A ERVANTESALERIO RISTÓ Z P V C GUALA UL O VILLA A ARAGOZA I Manuel Altamirano. The houses tenango Waterfalls. ISC LTA C 95 C RAN O F GRAL D M HRISTA IRANO ELGADO C ARZO M DE San Francisco Plaza 18 PHOTO: PHOTO: RE mb NOVIE DE 20 to Palacio Legislativo GUERRERO Distrito FEDeral tolUca Mexico to Tepalcatepec CITY EstaDO DE to Orizaba MÉxico CUernavaca MEXICO Pilcaya morelos Cacahuamilpa Grottos 134 National Park Alejandro de Humboldt to Morelia National Park PUEBla Cutzamala de Infiernillo Dam Pinzón Zirándaro Ixcapuzalco Taxco Tlachapa Acapetlahua Ixcateopan Tecapulco 95 Ciudad Teloloapan Coyuca Altamirano Arcelia Iguala Huitzuco 51 Tepecoacuilco Tlapehuala Cuatlahuchitlán Cocula San Miguel 1 to Manzanillo Naranjillo Atenango Totolapan Apaxtla de Castrejón del Río La Unión Copalillo Cd. Lázaro Cárdenas 134 Tepantecuanitlán Xochihuehuetlán 200 La Organera Huamuxtitlán Llano Grande Apango Olinalá Ahuacuotzingo Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Zumpango Zitlala Chichihualco del Río Tepoltzis Alpoyeca Oxtotitlán Guerrero 93 Atlixtac Petatlán National Park Tixtla Chilapa Tlapa La Soledad de chilpancingo Maciel “La Chole” Mochitlán Quechultenango Xalpatlahuac Juxtlahuaca Grottos oaxaca Papanoa El Paraíso Natural Park Tecpan de Galeana Atoyac de Álvarez Tehuacalco San Jerónimo de Tierra Colorada Juárez Coyuca de Benítez toURIST attractions Mitla Lagoon Tecoanapa Palma Sola Ayutla de CAPITAL El Veladero los Libres National Park La Sabana TOWN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE HIGHLIGHTS Acapulco San Marcos San Luis 200 Tlacoachistlahuaca Xochistlahuaca ATURAL AREA Acatlán Igualapa N MAGICAL TOWN MUSEUM Tecomate Cochoapa Lagoon Cuautepec BEACH ONUMENT Azoyú MILITARY ARCHITECTURE M Cruz Grande to Tlaxiaco AIRPORT Ometepec INDIGENOUS TOWN Huixtepec CIVIL ARCHITECTURE Chautengo Marquelia Juchitán FOLK ART Lagoon Copala TWO-WAY HIGHWAY RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE CUISINE FEDERAL HIGHWAY Costa Chica CENTRAL SQUARE LOCAL FESTIVAL Cuajinicuilapa 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. inosa–reo Taxco curred between Agustin de Itur- Acapulco P S bide and Vicente Guerrero, to E inosa–reo P S finish the Independence war. This magical town, with winding, E One of the major tourist destination ICARDO R cobbled streets, is famous for its sil- worldwide whose main attraction M / T P ICARDO C ver production. Among its attrac- R Ciudad Altamirano is its beaches and natural areas like M / tions are the Santa Prisca and San T the Coyuca Lagoon, Tres Palos P C Sebastián Parish, one of the finest Formerly known as Pungaraba- Lagoon, La Quebrada, Pie de la © 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 © 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.