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Santa María Ahuacatitlán

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Country
  
Mexico

Elevation
  
1,650 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 8:16 PM

State
  
Morelos

Population
  
8,597 (2005)

Santa María Ahuacatitlán

Weather
  
21°C, Wind N at 23 km/h, 23% Humidity

Santa Maria Ahuacatitlán is a village in the municipality of Cuernavaca, in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Ahuacatitlán means "place among aguacates" (avocados).

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Location

Santa Maria Ahuacatitlán is located north of the city of Cuernavaca in Morelos. It borders Huitzilac and villages such as San Pedro Huertas to the north. On its eastern borders are the towns of Chamilpa and Ocotepec. In the south is Buena Vista and to the east Colonia del Bosque.

From Mexico City, the village can be reached by the Federal Mexico - Cuernavaca highway.

History

According to records of the city of Cuernavaca, Santa Maria Ahuacatitlan was formed when a portion of inhabitants of Cuernavaca fled the main city upon the approach of Hernán Cortés.

References

Santa María Ahuacatitlán Wikipedia