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Amacuzac is a city in the
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of
Morelos Morelos (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 36 municipalities and its capital city is Cue ...
. The name means ''In the River of Yellow Amates.'' Amacuzac stands at , at a mean height of 900 meters (3,000 ft.) above sea level. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality reported 17,772 inhabitants in the year 2015 census and covers a total surface area of 125 km² (48.3 miles2). The 2020 census reported 17,598 inhabitants in the municipality and 5,575 in the city of Amacuzac.


History

The ancestors of the people of Amacuzac demonstrate
Olmec The Olmecs () were the earliest known major Mesoamerican civilization. Following a progressive development in Soconusco, they occupied the tropical lowlands of the modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco. It has been speculated that ...
influence. Small beads, vessels, human figurines, ceremonial whistles, and stone carvings have been dated to the years 900 to 500
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, coinciding with the peak of
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in Tabasco. During the Colonial era, Amacuzac belonged to the
Marquessate of the Valley of Oaxaca The Marquessate of the Valley of Oaxaca ( es, Marquesado del Valle de Oaxaca) is a hereditary marquessal title in the Spanish nobility and a former seignorial estate in New Spain. It was granted to Don Hernán Cortés, ''conquistador'' who led th ...
. Martin Cortés built the Hacienda de San Gabriel, and in 1554 he ceded land to build a church along the highway to
Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has ...
. The church, which took three hundred years to build, was founded by
Franciscans , image = FrancescoCoA PioM.svg , image_size = 200px , caption = A cross, Christ's arm and Saint Francis's arm, a universal symbol of the Franciscans , abbreviation = OFM , predecessor = , ...
and was called ''San Gabriel Yermo'' in honor of Gabriel J. de Yermo. Between the 16th and 18th centuries, Amacuzac lost a great deal of its territory to the hacienda of San Gabriel. General
Agustín de Iturbide Agustín de Iturbide (; 27 September 178319 July 1824), full name Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu and also known as Agustín of Mexico, was a Mexican army general and politician. During the Mexican War of Independence, he built ...
maintained his headquarters in ''San Gabriel Amacuzac'' during the
Mexican War of Independence The Mexican War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de México, links=no, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from Spain. It was not a single, co ...
. He met with General
Vicente Guerrero Vicente Ramón Guerrero (; baptized August 10, 1782 – February 14, 1831) was one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence. He fought against Spain for independence in the early 19th century, and later served as ...
at the hacienda before agreeing to the
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that ended the war in 1821. The town of Amacuzac was nearly wiped out in 1850 due to
cholera Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium '' Vibrio cholerae''. Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe. The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea that lasts a few days. Vomiting an ...
. The ruins of this town can be found one kilometer south of the present town, which was founded by Aniceto Aranda in 1853. The town was rebuilt largely due to the efforts of Aranda. By 1884, several families from Teacalco and Contlalco had settled there, and in 1890 the people of Amacuzac built a ''chalana'' (barge) to transport merchandise from Acapulco. In 1891 Amacuzac was the scene of a conference between representatives of the states of Morelos and
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to establish the border. As a result, the border was established in the ''Serranía de Ocotlán'', which was signed into law on April 30, 1892, ratified by President
Álvaro Obregón Álvaro Obregón Salido (; 17 February 1880 – 17 July 1928) better known as Álvaro Obregón was a Sonoran-born general in the Mexican Revolution. A pragmatic centrist, natural soldier, and able politician, he became the 46th President of Me ...
on May 23, 1923. Dissatisfied with the religious beliefs of the village of San Gabriel, President
Plutarco Elías Calles Plutarco Elías Calles (25 September 1877 – 19 October 1945) was a general in the Mexican Revolution and a Sonoran politician, serving as President of Mexico from 1924 to 1928. The 1924 Calles presidential campaign was the first populist ...
seized land belonging to this village and granted it to ''Las Palmas'', creating ''San Gabriel Las Palmas''. Alfonso Miranda Gallegos, the candidate of
Juntos Haremos Historia Juntos Haremos Historia () was a Mexican political coalition encompassing the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), Labor Party (PT), and Social Encounter Party (PES), the latter of which was consequently absorbed into the National Regenerati ...
(Together we will make history coalition), was elected municipal president in the election of July 1, 2018, with 57% of the votes. Despite his 2,500 vote victory, he was never certified as the winner because he had been arrested for organized crime and murder six weeks earlier (he is the uncle of a leader of Los Rojos drug cartel). Ramiro Iturbe Parra was sworn in as interim mayor on October 2, 2019. While the state of Morelos reported 209 cases and 28 deaths due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico The COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have reached Mexico in February 2020. Ho ...
, as of April 27, 2020, no cases were reported in Amacuzac. Schools and many businesses were closed from mid March until June 1. On June 2, Amacuzac reported five confirmed cases and the reopening of the state was pushed back until at least June 13. Amacuzac reported 19 cases, 16 recuperations, and one death as of August 31. Forty-seen cases were reported on December 27,2020.


Notable people

* Martín Cortés, 2nd Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (1532-1589), donated land to build the church od St Gabriel * Gabriel J. de Yermo (1757-1813), landowner and royalist * Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu (1783-1824)and Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña (1782-1831), generals who negotiated the end of the
Mexican War of Independence The Mexican War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de México, links=no, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from Spain. It was not a single, co ...
at San Gabriel Yermo hacienda. *Aniceto Aranda, founder of Amacuzac after the cholera epidemic of 1851. ;Municipal presidents, 1921-present *Crescencio Jaime Aranda, 1921 *Alberto Iturbe Valdos, 1922-1926 *Aurelio Ocampo Ortíz, 1931-1932 *Manuel Aranda Melgar, 1920-1929 *Julio Iturbe Ocampo, 1927-1928 *Manuel Aranda Melgar, 1930 *Silvano Iturbe Ocampo, 1925-1933, 1934 *Agustín Aranda Melgar, 1937-1938 *Alberto Iturbe Valdos, 1939-1940 *Rafael Ocampo Ortíz, 1941-1942 *Baldomero Suárez Sotelo, 1943-1944 *Manuel J. Barón, 1945-1946 *Isaac Iturbe Pastrana, 1947-1948 *Juan Jaime Silva, 1950 *Rubén Uribe Ajá, 1953-1954 *Juan Rodríguez Miranda, 1956-1957 *Aurelio Ocampo Ortíz, 1958-1960 *Agustín Brito Aranda, 1961-1963 *Ángel Ortíz Torralba, 1964-1966 *Rubén Uribe Ajá, 1970-1973 *Francisco Trujillo Guadarrama, 1973-1976 *Carlos Domínguez Zavala, 1977-1979 *Jesús Jaime Millán, 1976 *Eulalio Espíndola Aranda, 1979-1982 *Antonio Salazar Jaime, 1982-1985 *Antonio Espíndola Aranda, 1985-1988 *Roberto Brito Aranda, 1988-1991 ( PRI) *Agustín Aranda Fernández, 1991-1994 (PRI) *Eulalio Espíndola Aranda, 1994-1997 (PRI-
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) *Onésimo Acosta Salgado, 1997-2000 (Coalition) *Andrés García Jaime, 2000-2003 (PRI) *Alberto Luna Villegas, 2003-2006 ( PT) *Pablo Fernandez Nava, 2006-2009 (ND) *Alfonso Miranda Gallegos, 2009-2012 (PT) *Noe Reynoso Nava, 2012-2015 (PVEM) *Jorge Miranda Abarca, 2015-2018 (PRI-PVEM- PNA) *vacant 2019 *Ramiro Iturbe Parra, October 2, 2019-present


Geography


Orography

The southern part of the municipality, some 59% of the total area, is flat. The Sierra de Ocotlán (or Cerro Frío) is on the southern border; its main heights are: Cerro del Veladero, el Sombrerito, and el Picacho at 1,250 meters (4,101 ft.) each. North of Teacalco is the Cerro de los Ajonjolíes and the Cerro de los Corrales at 1,259 meters (4,131 ft.).


Rivers & Waters

Water resources of Amacuzac consist basically of the Rio Salado, which passes through Casahuatlán and Coahuixtla. The Amacuzac River runs along part of the border of the municipality, fed by the stream from the ''Barranca de Xoapa'', which has its source in the municipality of Tetecala. The Amacuzac River begins in the town of Cacahuamilpa, Guerrero, at the junction of Río Chontacoatlán and Río San Jerónimo. The river is approximately 80 kilómetros (50 miles) long. After leaving the municipality of Amacuzac, the river goes to
Puente de Ixtla Puente de Ixtla is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at . The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality reported 66,435 inhabitants in the year 2015 census. The town gets ...
by Río Chalma and Río Tembembe, joining other rivers to feed Río Mezcala and form the
Balsas River The Balsas River (Spanish Río Balsas, also locally known as the Mezcala River, or Atoyac River) is a major river of south-central Mexico. The basin flows through the states of Guerrero, México, Morelos, and Puebla. Downstream of Ciudad Alta ...
. There is an important dam in Amacuzac at Rancho Nuevo. The dam has a capacity of .


Climate

The municipality of Amacuzac has a humid tropical climate, with an annual average temperature of 25°C (77°F), a rainfall of 1,187 millimeters (47 inches) per year, and its rainy season is from June to October.


Flora & Fauna

Vegetation includes ''cazahuate'' (a tree that measures 15 to 50 feet high and has long leaves and white flowers ), ''
ceiba ''Ceiba'' is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical and subtropical areas of the Americas (from Mexico and the Caribbean to N Argentina) and tropical West Africa. Some species can grow to tall or more, with a straight, la ...
'', ''cuajilote'' (a thorny tree), ''tepehuaje'' (a tree that measures between 25 and 40 feet), ''chapulixtle'' (a medicinal plant),
mesquite Mesquite is a common name for several plants in the genus '' Prosopis'', which contains over 40 species of small leguminous trees. They are native to dry areas in the Americas. They have extremely long roots to seek water from very far under gr ...
,
parota ''Enterolobium cyclocarpum'', commonly known as guanacaste, caro caro, monkey-ear tree, or elephant-ear tree, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to tropical regions of the Americas, from central Mex ...
, red and white ''huaje'' (a legume),
nopal Nopal (from the Nahuatl word for the pads of the plant) is a common name in Spanish for ''Opuntia'' cacti (commonly referred to in English as ''prickly pear''), as well as for its pads. There are about 114 known species in Mexico, where it i ...
(prickly pear), ''guamúchil'' (a medium-sized fruit tree),
copal Copal is tree resin, particularly the aromatic resins from the copal tree ''Protium copal'' (Burseraceae) used by the cultures of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica as ceremonially burned incense and for other purposes. More generally, copal includes re ...
(traditionally used for incense), and huizache (acacia). Animals include badger, white-tailed deer, hare, common rabbit, coyote, weasel, cacomixtle (similar to a raccoon), opossum, foxes, skunks, armadillo, raccoon, ferret, cuinique (chipmunk), bats, flagged bird,
chachalaca Chachalacas are galliform birds from the genus ''Ortalis''. These birds are found in wooded habitats in the far southern United States (Texas), Mexico, and Central and South America. They are social, can be very noisy and often remain fairly c ...
, magpie, buzzard, aura, raven, and owl. Many of these species are in danger of extinction.


Sierra de Huautla

Established in
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, the ''Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve'' (REBIOSH) covers 59,031 hectares (145,869 acres) in the
Balsas River Basin The Balsas River (Spanish Río Balsas, also locally known as the Mezcala River, or Atoyac River) is a major river of south-central Mexico. The basin flows through the states of Guerrero, México, Morelos, and Puebla. Downstream of Ciudad Alt ...
of the municipalities of Amacuzac,
Tlaquiltenango Tlaquiltenango is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It is south of Mexico city and southeast of Cuernavaca, the state capital via Mexican Federal Highway 95D. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with wh ...
,
Tepalcingo Tepalcingo is a town in the Mexican state of Morelos. It at . The name Nahuatl root ''tekpa-tl'' (flint), ''tzintli'' (saves honor), ''tzinco'' (back of an individual), so in sum it means ''tekpatzinko'' "down or behind the flints". Tepalcingo li ...
,
Jojutla Jojutla is a municipality in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Its municipal seat is the city of ''Jojutla de Juárez''. The name ''Jojutla'' comes from Nahuatl ''Xoxōuhtlān'' () and means, ''Place of abundant blue skies''. Another interpretation is ...
, and
Puente de Ixtla Puente de Ixtla is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at . The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The municipality reported 66,435 inhabitants in the year 2015 census. The town gets ...
. Its rough topology varies from 700 to 2,240 meters (2,297 to 7,349 feet) above sea level in the Balsas Basin and constitutes a rich reservoir of endemic species to Mexico. There is a broad range of ecosystem, including low deciduous forest, gallery vegetation, and pine and oak forests. 939 species of plants, 44 species of butterflies, 71 species of mammals, 208 species of birds, 53 species of reptiles, 18 species of amphibians, and 14 species of fish have been noted. Among the species of animals are
jaguars The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus ''Panthera'' native to the Americas. With a body length of up to and a weight of up to , it is the largest cat species in the Americas and the th ...
, short-horned Baronia butterfly, beaded lizard,
military macaw The military macaw (''Ara militaris'') is a large parrot and a medium-sized macaw that gets its name from its predominantly green plumage resembling a military parade uniform. It is native to forests of Mexico and South America and though conside ...
, roufus-backed robin, Balsas screech owl, Pileated flycatcher,
mountain lion The cougar (''Puma concolor'') is a large cat native to the Americas. Its range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America and is the most widespread of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere. ...
,
ocelot The ocelot (''Leopardus pardalis'') is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches at the shoulders and weighs between on average. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Two subspecies are recognized. It is native to the southwe ...
,
margay The margay (''Leopardus wiedii'') is a small wild cat native to Central and South America. A solitary and nocturnal cat, it lives mainly in primary evergreen and deciduous forest. Until the 1990s, margays were hunted illegally for the wild ...
,
bobcat The bobcat (''Lynx rufus''), also known as the red lynx, is a medium-sized cat native to North America. It ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico. It is listed as Least Concern on the ...
, and
jaguarundi The jaguarundi (''Herpailurus yagouaroundi'') is a wild cat native to the Americas. Its range extends from central Argentina in the south to northern Mexico, through Central and South America east of the Andes. The jaguarundi is a medium-size ...
.


Natural resources

There are small quarries of sand and stone quarry, whose exploitation is carried out by the inhabitants of the community and are intended for self-consumption within the municipality. In the area of construction, there is a deposit of raw material for the production of cement. The river is also a source of gravel-sand production for construction.


Monuments and museums


La Hacienda de San Gabriel Las Palmas

The monastery was built upon the orders of Hernán Cortés in 1529. When the Franciscans were forced to abandon their monastery in 1558, San Gabriel was converted to a sugar cane plantation, eventually becoming the largest important refinery in Mexico. The Hacienda was also an important rest point for travelers along the Acapulco-Mexico City trail. During the
Mexican War of Independence The Mexican War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de México, links=no, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from Spain. It was not a single, co ...
, insurgent Leonardo Bravo was betrayed and captured at the hacienda of San Gabriel; he was later executed in Mexico City. Later, in 1821, the hacienda was the scenario of a plot between
Vicente Guerrero Vicente Ramón Guerrero (; baptized August 10, 1782 – February 14, 1831) was one of the leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence. He fought against Spain for independence in the early 19th century, and later served as ...
and
Agustín de Iturbide Agustín de Iturbide (; 27 September 178319 July 1824), full name Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu and also known as Agustín of Mexico, was a Mexican army general and politician. During the Mexican War of Independence, he built ...
to make the latter emperor of Mexico. During the ''Porfiriato'', while he was at the Hacienda of San Gabriel, President
Porfirio Diaz Porfirio is a given name in Spanish, derived from the Greek Porphyry (''porphyrios'' "purple-clad"). It can refer to: * Porfirio Salinas – Mexican-American artist * Porfirio Armando Betancourt – Honduran football player * Porfirio Barba-Jac ...
ordered the execution of Andres Molina Enriquez, a leading advocate of land reform. During the Mexican Revolution, the hacienda served as a headquarters for Emiliano Zapata. Today the ex-hacienda is a hotel/restaurant/spa/museum. Visitors can also see the historical watchtower and jail.


Zoofari

Zoofari is a
Safari park A safari park, sometimes known as a wildlife park, is a zoo-like commercial drive-in tourist attraction where visitors can drive their own vehicles or ride in vehicles provided by the facility to observe freely roaming animals. A safari park ...
in Teacalco featuring 130 different species and over 1,500 animals. Founded in May, 1984, the park is based on respect for nature, generating awareness of protection to life, to promote empathy, love, and learning the wonderful animal world and the environment. The park is divided into six sections, five for you to travel by car and admire life closely. The park has a zip line, restaurant, and gift shop. In July, 2018, the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection sent five ''Centrochelys sulcata'' turtles to Zoofari for safekeeping.


Other

The ''Church of San Gabriel Las Palmas'' in Amacuzac and the ''Church of Huajintlán'' were founded by Franciscans and Jesuits in the 16th century. The feast of San Gabriel (St.
Gabriel In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብ ...
) is celebrated from March 24 to March 30. St.
Francis of Assisi Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, better known as Saint Francis of Assisi ( it, Francesco d'Assisi; – 3 October 1226), was a mystic Italian Catholic friar, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most venerated figures in Christianit ...
is celebrated in Huajintlán from September 29 to October 5, and the Virgin of Guadalupe is honored in Teacalco from December 12 to 18. Festivals are accompanied by a brass band and
Chinelo Chinelos are a kind of traditional costumed dancer which is popular in the Mexican state of Morelos, parts of the State of Mexico and the Federal District of Mexico City, especially the boroughs of Milpa Alta and Xochimilco. The tradition arose ...
dancers. There are natural beaches along the Amacuzac River in Huajintlán and in the town of Amacuzac, and along the Temembe River near San Gabriel de las Palmas. There is a small water park called ''San Juan II'' in San Gabriel de las Palmas. Handicrafts include güiros, tambourines, and
maracas A maraca (), sometimes called shaker or chac-chac, is a rattle which appears in many genres of Caribbean and Latin music. It is shaken by a handle and usually played as part of a pair. Maracas (from Guaraní ), also known as tamaracas, were ...
(percussion instruments). Traditional foods include iguana stew, rabbit stew, red and green
mole Mole (or Molé) may refer to: Animals * Mole (animal) or "true mole", mammals in the family Talpidae, found in Eurasia and North America * Golden moles, southern African mammals in the family Chrysochloridae, similar to but unrelated to Talpida ...
, and
tamarind Tamarind (''Tamarindus indica'') is a leguminous tree bearing edible fruit that is probably indigenous to tropical Africa. The genus ''Tamarindus'' is monotypic, meaning that it contains only this species. It belongs to the family Fabacea ...
. The largest artesenal
Mezcal Mezcal (, ), sometimes spelled mescal, is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave. The word ''mezcal'' comes from Nahuatl , which means "oven-cooked agave", from and .What is MezcalElmezcal.org Traditionally the word " ...
distillery in Mexico is ''Casa Resiu Mezcal'', located in Santa Teresa.


Principal communities

Amacuzac is the municipal seat. Its principal economic activities are agriculture and commerce. It has 5,575 residents and is from
Cuernavaca Cuernavaca (; nci-IPA, Cuauhnāhuac, kʷawˈnaːwak "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D. The na ...
via
Mexican Federal Highway 95D Federal Highway 95D is a toll highway connecting Mexico City to Acapulco, Guerrero. Highway 95D is among the most important toll roads in the country, serving as a backbone for traffic out of Mexico City toward Morelos and tourist destinations in ...
or
Mexican Federal Highway 95 Federal Highway 95 (''Carretera Federal 95'') connects Mexico City to Acapulco, Guerrero. The ''Autopista del Sol'' (The Highway of the Sun) is a tolled alternative (Route 95-D), which bypasses several towns of the state of Guerrero, including ...
and 136 km (84.5 miles) from Mexico City. There are three preschools, three elementary schools (grades1-6), a middle school (grades 7-9), and a high school (grades 10-12). It is 899 meters (2,949 ft.) above sea level. San Gabriel las Palmas has 2,955 residents. Its principal economic activity is agriculture. It is from Cuernavaca and from the municipal seat. There is one preschool, two elementary schools (grades 1-6), and a middle school (grades 7-9). It is located at an altitude of above sea level. Casahuatlán has 1,915 residents. Huajintlán is a farming community with 1,788 residents located from Cuernavaca and from the municipal seat. It is above sea level, and there is one preschool, two elementary schools, and one middle school. Coahuixtla has 1,151 residents. Rancho Nuevo has 840 residents. Teacalco is a farming community with 711 residents located from Cuernavaca and from the municipal seat. It is above sea level, and there is a preschool, an elementary school, and a middle school. Miahuatlán (El Cuiji) has 561 residents. Cajones has 553. The principal crops grown in Amacuzac are sugar cane,
sorghum ''Sorghum'' () is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the grass family (Poaceae). Some of these species are grown as cereals for human consumption and some in pastures for animals. One species is grown for grain, while many other ...
, corn, beans, and peanuts. The principal vegetables are squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, and green tomatoes. Watermelons, mangos,
guava Guava () is a common tropical fruit cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. The common guava ''Psidium guajava'' (lemon guava, apple guava) is a small tree in the myrtle family ( Myrtaceae), native to Mexico, Central America, t ...
, oranges, and lemons are also grown. River fishing and fish farms are also important sources of employment.


See also

*
Governors of Morelos A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of politica ...
*
Morelos Morelos (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 36 municipalities and its capital city is Cue ...
*
List of people from Morelos, Mexico The following are people who were born, raised, or who gained significant prominence for living in the Mexican state of Morelos: ''This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by exp ...


References

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External links


Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Morelos: Amacuzac


Municipalities of Morelos Populated places in Morelos Nahua settlements {{Coord, 18.600, N, 99.370, W, display=title