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 Espaa 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). ...
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.
www.cs.utk.edu/~miturria/project/zapata_britannica.html

Zapata information pages
www.lib.msu.edu/diversity/zapata.htm
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.
www.mexicoexplorer.net/autobuses.htm

Active World Adventures Skydive Cuautla
www.skydivecuautla.com
Skydive instruction, Tandem jumps, RW Instruction available. We have 4 aircraft
www.activeworldadventures.com/search/active_clubs/clubs/skydive_cuautla.htm

ClimberInfo - Iztaccihuatl - Climbing Guide
Information for hiking / climbing the nearby Iztaccihuatl volcano
www.climberinfo.com/features/climbing_areas/iztaccihuatl/access.php3

Cuautla is the second most important city in Morelos, and boasts an average of 22C.
www.morelosvisit.com/eng/mc/cua/home.html
www.bartleby.com/65/cu/Cuautla.html
www.itown.com/na/mexico/cuautla/
www.encyclopedia.com/articles/44044.html

Tour By Mexico - Cuautla city in Morelos State, Mexico "Where the eagles are abundant". 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... www.spancom.com/SPANCOM/home.htm

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

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