Morelos · Mexico
Where to stay in Cuautla de Morelos
Cuautla de Morelos is a city in Morelos, Mexico, home to about 195,000 people.
- Best months
- November to January
- Nearest airport
- MEX69 km · Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport
- Currency
- MXNpeso
- Time zone
- America/Mexico City
- Language
- Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya
About
About Cuautla de Morelos
Cuautla, officially Heroica e Histórica Ciudad de Cuautla de Morelos (Heroic and Historic City of Cuautla of Morelos) or H. H. Cuautla, Morelos, is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Morelos, about 104 kilometers south of Mexico City. In the 2010 census the city population was 154,358.
Cuautla is a fair-size city of about 157,000 people (2020). The city has a long and colorful history with a number of noteworthy monuments and historical sites. The story of Cuautla begins with its initial settlements by the Otomi people, about 1,000 years ago. The town was conquered by the Aztecs in 1379 (along with a number of neighboring communities). Spanish conquistadors would arrive in the mid-16th century and promptly began building two churches: the Convento de San Diego, which is still the town's most important church, and the Church of Santiago Apostol.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Cuautla de Morelos
See
- Museo Casa Emiliano Zapata
- Parroquia Santiago Apostol
- Old Railway Station
- Hacienda San Antonio Coahuixtla
- Ex-Convento de San Diego de Alcala
- Museo Histórico del Oriente Casa Morelos
Do
- Agua Hedionda
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Where to stay
Hotels in Cuautla de Morelos
3 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dorados Conventions & Resort | 9.1 km | |
| Hotel Quinta Moctezuma | 9.9 km | |
| Hotel San Carlos Yautepec | 10.9 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Cuautla de Morelos
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cuautla de Morelos are November to January. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; August is the wettest, with about 193 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Cuautla de Morelos: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), about 69 km from the city centre in a straight line; Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC, 70 km) and Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC, 87 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Several bus lines serve Cuautla from Mexico City and other cities in Central Mexico. From Mexico City's Taxqueña bus terminal, Pullman de Morelos buses go direct to Cuautla. Buses leave hourly throughout the day for the 90-minute trip. A ticket costs from M$120 to M$220 (depending on class, time of day, and demand). Cuautla is a disorganized mess when it comes to bus arrivals and departures. They appear to be the only town in Mexico that hasn't figured out to have one single, efficient bus terminal used by all lines. Instead, you have to go to a specific place for an individual line.
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MEX · Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport
PBC · Hermanos Serdán International Airport
TLC · Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Cuautla de Morelos
Eat
Most of the typical Mexican dishes of Central Mexico are found in Cuautla, but there are some interesting local specialties that are peculier to Cuautla and that a curious epicure will want to seek out and sample, if possible. Two of these are tacos acorazados and chito. Tacos acorazados are an unusual local specialty that became popular during the Revolution of the early 20th century. Tacos acorazados begin with a warm corn tortilla and are filled with rice and often topped by a sliced hard-boiled egg. Chito is barbacoa made with goat (not the young goat used for cabrito, but mature goat).
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Questions
Cuautla de Morelos: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cuautla de Morelos?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cuautla de Morelos are November to January. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; August is the wettest, with about 193 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cuautla de Morelos?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX), about 69 km from the city centre in a straight line; Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC, 70 km) and Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC, 87 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Cuautla de Morelos?
peso (MXN).
Nearby
Destinations near Cuautla de Morelos
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.