Sister Cities of Riverside, California - Hyderabad, India, Sendai, Ensenada, Baja California, Jiangmen, Gangnam-Gu, Obuasi, Cuautla (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Hyderabad, India, Sendai, Ensenada, Baja California, Jiangmen, Gangnam-Gu, Obuasi, Cuautla, Morelos. Excerpt: A busy Cuautla avenue. Location of Cuautla, Morelos Cuautla ( kwau-tlah ), officially La heroica e histrica Cuautla de Morelos, ( The Heroic and Historic Cuautla of Morelos ) or H. H. Cuautla de Morelos, is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Morelos . In the 2005 census the city population was 145,482 and the municipality population was 160,285. The municipality covers 153.651 km (59.325 sq mi). Cuautla is the third most populous city in the state, after Cuernavaca and Jiutepec . The city was founded on 4 April 1829 and gets its name from the Nahuatl: " Cuauhtlan," meaning "eagles' nest." The current municipal president (mayor) is Sergio Valdespn. History Cuautla was the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the War of Independence during a siege which began on February 19 and ended on May 2, 1812. The city was taken by forces of the priest and General Jos Mara Morelos y Pavn, who defended it against the Spaniard General Flix Mara Calleja for weeks before having to retreat. During the Mexican Revolution Cuautla was the first city conquered by the forces of Emiliano Zapata, who was born in Anenecuilco, just south of Cuautla. Attractions The area is a tourist-friendly region with abundant hot springs and health spas/resorts. It features many archeological sites such as Chalcatzingo and indigenous communities such as the Tepoztln and Tetelcingo among others. Agua Hedionda (Spanish: Stinky Water ), classified as one of the important water springs of the world due to its chemical composition, is also located in this little city. These waters have a characteristic smell reminiscent of rotten eggs because of their sulfur content. The Morelos Muse...