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Cuernavaca
Ceety & Municipality
Coat of airms o Cuernavaca
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Cuernavaca is located in Mexico
Cuernavaca
Cuernavaca
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 18°55′07″N 99°14′03″W / 18.91861°N 99.23417°W / 18.91861; -99.23417
CountryMexico
StateMorelos
Foondit1714
Municipal Status1821
Govrenment
 • Municipal PresesJorge Morales Barud (2012-2015)
Area
 • Municipality151.2 km2 (58.4 sq mi)
Elevation
o seat
1510 m (4,950 ft)
Population
 (2005)Municipality
 • Municipality349,102
 • Seat
332197
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code (of seat)
62000
Area code(s)777
Website(in Spaingie) /Official site

Cuernavaca (Spaingie pronunciation: [kweɾnaˈβaka]; Clessical Nahuatl: Cuauhnāhuac [kʷawˈnaːwak] "near the woods") is the caipital an lairgest ceety o the state o Morelos in Mexico. Cuernavaca is recognisit as the equivalent o the Hamptons for Mexico Ceety's walthy.[1] The ceety is kent for its perfect wather an that frae ony elevation in the ceety ane can see that mony o the hames hae soummin puils.[2] It wis establisht at the airchaeological steid o Gualupita I bi the Olmec, "the mither cultur" o Mesoamericae, approximately 3200 year ago. The ceety is locatit aboot 45 minutes sooth o Mexico Ceety on the D-95 freewey.[2]

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References

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  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named morse
  2. a b Wright, Anthony (17 Apryle 2009). "In Morelos, Cuernavaca springs eternal". MexConnect. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  3. "Cuernavaca, Morelos". Denver Sister Cities International. Retrieved 19 Apryle 2013.

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Coordinates: 18°55′04″N 99°13′36″W / 18.91778°N 99.22667°W / 18.91778; -99.22667