Cuautla Attractions
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How to get there
From Mexico City by rail in about 3.5 hours; by bus in about 2 hours; by car via the MEX 115 (about 100km/62mi).
Cuautla, long known about and much valued because of its thermal springs, lies in a part of the country blessed with a subtropical climate and correspondingly luxuriant vegetation. Located at the intersection of several cross-country routes, the town makes a good base for excursions to places of interest in the surrounding area, the main attraction being the many convents within reach.
History Cuautla (Náhuatl: "Cuauhtlán" = "place of the eagle") was already well known for its healing waters in pre-Columbian times, and in the early 17th c. became a fashionable spa for prosperous Spaniards.
From Mexico City by rail in about 3.5 hours; by bus in about 2 hours; by car via the MEX 115 (about 100km/62mi).
Cuautla, long known about and much valued because of its thermal springs, lies in a part of the country blessed with a subtropical climate and correspondingly luxuriant vegetation. Located at the intersection of several cross-country routes, the town makes a good base for excursions to places of interest in the surrounding area, the main attraction being the many convents within reach.
History Cuautla (Náhuatl: "Cuauhtlán" = "place of the eagle") was already well known for its healing waters in pre-Columbian times, and in the early 17th c. became a fashionable spa for prosperous Spaniards.
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