Cuetzala del Progreso, Mexico
Cuetzala del Progreso is a town of 2,319 people in Guerrero, Mexico, founded in 1874.
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About Cuetzala del Progreso
Cuetzala del Progreso is a city and the seat of the municipality of Cuetzala del Progreso, in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero.
From the Wikipedia article Cuetzala del Progreso (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Prehispanic Cuetzala was inhabited by a Nahua people who may have been a subgroup of the Coixcas. Their major cult was that of Huītzilōpōchtli and his sister, and they did not cremate their dead. When the Spaniards arrived, Cuetzala was in conflict with the nearby Chontal town of Apaxtla. The Chontal claimed that they had granted the Nahuas land only to be later betrayed by them. This was denied by the Nahuas, who claimed they had lived in caves and survived by hunting until eventually building their own town. The ruler of Cuetzala had the title chalchiuyztecutli. The town produced a small amount of salt for local usage, as well as copper which was given to the Aztecs as tribute.
From the History section of Cuetzala del Progreso on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
General Mariano Matamoros International Airport (CVJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 98 km away.
- Cuaxilotla 5 km northwest, about 5 min by car
- Ahuaxotitla 6 km east, about 6 min by car
- Apetlanca 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Tlanipatlán 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Ciudad Apaxtla de Castrejón 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Tlacaquipa 11 km north, about 11 min by car
- Iguala de la Independencia 39 km northeast, about 39 min by car
- Taxco de Alarcón 53 km northeast, about 53 min by car
- Chilpancingo 74 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mazatlán 87 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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