Ayutla de los Libres, Mexico
Ayutla de los Libres is a town of 15,370 people in Guerrero, Mexico.
Why visit Ayutla de los Libres
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About Ayutla de los Libres
Ayutla de los Libres (Mixtec: Tatioo) is a city and seat of the municipality of Ayutla de los Libres, in the state of Guerrero, southern Mexico. As of 2010, its population was 15,370. The city of Ayulta de los Libres is the most populous in its municipality and accounts for about a quarter of the municipality's population.
From the Wikipedia article Ayutla de los Libres (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Shopping5
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Universidad Intercultural del Estado de Guerrero, Unidad Académica Ayutla
School · 2.1 km
Carretera Ayutla Cerro Gordo, Ayutla de los Libres
Escuela Primaria General Plan de Ayutla
School · 0.8 km
AV. VICENTE GUERRERO No. 33, BARRIO NUEVO, AYUTLA DE LOS LIBRES
History
Before the conquest, Ayutla was a Tlapanec settlement. It was conquered by the Aztec Empire, likely during the reign of Ahuitzotl, and was transformed into a strategic province that ruled over several towns, such as Tonalá, Copala, Jalapa, Nexpa (located near modern Cruz Grande), Cuautepec, Cuilutla, Cintla (located either near Marquelia or Agua Zarca), Cahuitán, and possibly Tutepec. Most of these towns spoke either Nahuatl (concentrated on the coastal plain) or Tlapanec (concentrated inland), but Cintla and Cahuitan had their own languages, now extinct without ever being described. Ayutla paid biannual tribute in cotton, fish, jaguar and deer skins, gourds, and one gold bar three fingers thick. Gold and cacao were the most important resources of the region, and Ayutla itself specialized in jaguar skins. Ayutla was ruled by a "governor and captain" and fought wars with Jalapa and Nexpa, as well as the Yope people to the west, which led to the Mexica stationing a garrison and a calpixqui (tax-collector) at Tutepec.
From the History section of Ayutla de los Libres on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Aeropuerto Internacional de Acapulco "General Juan N. Álvarez" (ACA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 73 km away.
- San José la Hacienda 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Cotzalzin 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- El Cortijo 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
- Tepango 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Tutepec 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
- San Antonio Abad 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Cruz Quemada 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Chilapa de Álvarez 71 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Chilpancingo 78 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Acapulco de Juárez 87 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
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