< Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
CUERNAVÁCA (kwār-nä-vä′kä), 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. 13,000. Near by is the famed teocalli of Xochicalco, with five terraces.
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