Cuernavaca, capital of the Mexican state Morelos, lies in a lovely and fruitful valley, about 40 miles S. of Mexico city. It has a church built by Cortes, an agricultural school, and refineries of sugar and brandy. Pop. 17,000. Near by is the famed teocalli of Xochicalco, with five terraces.
Cuernavaca
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 608
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