
The coat-of-arms of the municipality is based on the pre-Columbian pictograph emblem of the city which depicts a tree trunk ( cuahuitl) with three branches, with foliage, and four roots colored red.

The name was Hispanicized to Cuernavaca Hernán Cortés called it Coadnabaced in his letters to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Bernal Díaz del Castillo used the name Cuautlavaca in his chronicles. The name Cuernavaca is a euphonism derived from the Nahuatl toponym Cuauhnāhuac and means 'surrounded by or close to trees'. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D. Olmec works of art, currently displayed in the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City were found in the Gualupita III archeological site.

Along with Chalcaltzingo, it is likely one of the origins of the Mesoamerican civilization. info)) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico.Have fun.Cuernavaca ( Spanish pronunciation: ( listen) Classical Nahuatl: Cuauhnāhuac "near the woods", modern pronunciation ( help Also, travelers check are not taken in most places here, except for in the hotels, we cashed ours in at the bank across for the downtown courtyard. Special note, very few people speak English, as this is not your normal tourist town, so hope you speak Spanish or have a companion who does. 8th) after a 10-day visit with my son-in-laws family, we stayed at the Marie Christina hotel, which was very quaint and small, but met our needs, and has great staff and a very nice pool. I would never rent a car in Mexico as the drivers are crazy, I say that lovingly as there great people, just crazy drivers. Once you arrive in Cuernavaca, there are taxi's just outside the terminal, or if someone is picking you up they'd do so in front of the terminal which means you have to walk out of the terminal past the taxi's turn to your right walk up the side walk then turn right again and walk to the front of the terminal and there you can wait for you ride. They'll serve you drinks along with a candy snack you'll be able to watch a movie, or take advantage of a short nap. Jenna, they are right about the bus it is first class.
