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The Lure Of Cuernavaca

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Cuernavaca or Cuerna as locals call their beloved town is a Mexican city known for its brilliant confluence of luxurious comfort and cultural value&period; According to The New York Times it also has the best Spanish language immersion school in Mexico&comma; The Center for Bilingual Multicultural Studies&period; Also known as the &&num;8220&semi;City of Eternal Spring&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Cuernavaca has successfully balanced the charm of a small town with the allure of a cosmopolitan city&comma; creating for itself an aura that entrances every visitor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">According to the city&&num;8217&semi;s official tourism website&comma; there has been a tremendous growth in new establishments that range from modern spas and cafes&comma; to exclusive hotels and designer stores that make Cuernavaca an ideal destination for those who want to enjoy the good life while keeping nature and the rural life close by&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-Correct-Size wp-image-7007" alt&equals;"The Lure Of Cuernavaca" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;09&sol;CuernavacaPic-640x481&period;jpg" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"481" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Located just 80 km from Mexico City&comma; Cuernavaca&&num;8217&semi;s salubrious climate mixed with awe-inspiring beauty put the city at the top of many travelers&&num;8217&semi; bucket lists&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Attractions and Sites of Interest<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Historic Center<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In the heart of the city&comma; tranquility is born from its colonial architecture and beautiful gardens&period; Around the town&&num;8217&semi;s plaza you can enjoy live music&comma; acrobatic shows&comma; and local food&period; Saunter around the plaza and take in the liveliness of the place&period; This historic center must be enjoyed with much stillness to appreciate the local lifestyle&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Cortés Palace<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">As the former residence of Hernán Cortés&comma; the Cortés Palace is one of the oldest in America&period; According to Visitmexico&period;com&comma; the palace &&num;8220&semi;preserves the state&&num;8217&semi;s history from pre-Hispanic times to the agrarian revolution led by Emiliano Zapata&period;&&num;8221&semi; The palace has been used as a prison&comma; storage space&comma; and government offices&comma; and is today the home of the Regional Cuauhnáhuac Museum&period; Most famously&comma; the museum contains a mural painted by Diego Rivera&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Hotels and Spas<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">One of the most well-known and best reviewed hotels is La Antigua Posada with eleven comfortable and serene rooms only a few blocks from Morelos Garden&period; Morada del Xolo is another popular hotel known for its amenities&comma; especially their spa and pet-friendly policy&period; Portal La Vista Hotel&comma; Spa&comma; and Terraza offers many options for those seeking to relax with a variety of massages&comma; body treatments&comma; facials&comma; and their popular temazcal steam bath&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Events and Activities<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Day of the Dead<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you happen to be in Cuernavaca on October 31&comma; venture out of the city and into Tepoztlán&comma; a town only three minutes away&period; After a short drive you will be transported to a celebration of death where the entire town takes to the streets in a ceremonial procession to the local cemeteries with gifts for their dead relatives&period; Family members lay their gifts on a table&comma; creating the body of the deceased&period; They dress the figure with new clothes and a hat&comma; place sugary figures by the head and surround the &&num;8220&semi;body&&num;8221&semi; with the dead person’s favorite drinks and foods&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Spring Fair<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">This fair takes place by the start of spring and features carousels&comma; horse races&comma; and shows for kids and adults&period; There are also many sociocultural events that include plays&comma; art exhibitions&comma; crafts&comma; and flower expositions&period; The fair always takes place at the Recinto Acapatzingo&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Food<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Cuernavaca&&num;8217&semi;s pageantry when it comes to food is well documented by travel writer Stephen Drucker of The New York Times and in many other reviews&period; It is described by most as an event all on its own&period; There is a great variety of dishes to choose from and every one comes to your table in a synchronized parade of plates that make breakfast&comma; lunch&comma; and dinner a definite attraction&period; Try the <i>Mole Verde de Pepita<&sol;i>&comma; <i>Mole Rojo de Guajolote<&sol;i>&comma; <i>Cecina con Queso<&sol;i> and don&&num;8217&semi;t forget to go for the quintessential <i>tacos<&sol;i> and <i>maize <&sol;i>on a stick when you visit the historic plaza&period; ¡Buen provecho&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Byline<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Isaac Mortensen is a freelance blogger and writer who concentrates on travel related issues&period; Isaac is particularly fond of sunny locations and often writes about warm climate topics&comma; such as cabo vacations&comma; South America excursions&comma; Hawaii trips and so forth&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Image credit goes to Josep M&period; Martí&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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