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On The Road (After the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that
struck Mexico's western Guerrero state on Saturday
night, shaking buildings and causing panic from Mexico City to the Pacific
resort of Acapulco.)
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Cuernavaca is the
capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Morelos. Established at the archeological site of
Gualupita I by the Olmecs, "the mother culture" of Mesoamerica,
approximately 3200 years ago. It is also a municipality located about 85 km
(53 mi) south of Mexico City on the D-95 freeway.
The
city was nicknamed the "City of Eternal Spring" by Alexander von
Humboldt in the 19th century. It has long been a favorite escape for Mexico
City and foreign visitors because of this warm, stable climate and abundant
vegetation. Aztec emperors had summer residences there, and even today many
famous people as well as Mexico City residents maintain homes there. Cuernavaca
is also host to a large foreign resident population, including large numbers of
students who come to study the Spanish language.
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