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Some 27km southeast of Cuernavaca, and an hour by bus, lies CUAUTLA
, really just a small regional town of limited consequence except for
being the burial place of Emiliano Zapata . The Plazuela de la
Revolución del Sur, a block south of the zócalo, surrounds a huge bronze
statue of him standing in heroic pose, moustachioed with broad-brimmed
sombrero, a bandoleer across his shoulder and clutching a rifle in one
hand and a proclamation in the other declaring "Tierra y Libertad" ("land
and freedom").
Back on the zócalo, there's minor interest at the Casa de Morelos (Tues-Sun
9am-6pm; US$2.50, free on Sun), a beautiful colonial mansion and gardens
containing archeological finds and items of local historical interest.
Three blocks further north along Los Bravo, Cuautla's former train
station is now home to the Museo José Maria Morelos y Pavón (Tues-Sun
9am-6pm; US$0.25) mainly tracing the Independence movement in the state
of Morelos. Of more interest to train buffs is the 1904 steam locomotive
that draws carriages once used by Zapata along a kilometre-long section
of track (Sat & Sun 5-7pm; US$0.60) here.
Cuautla also has something of a reputation for its thermal spas , and
there are several large complexes a little way out from the centre. The
emphasis is more on swimming than luxuriating, but for around US$3 you
could easily while away an hour or two at Agua Hedionda: look for the
dedicated purple-and-white buses that rumble through town and jump
aboard (around a ten-minute trip).
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