Pictures of Tepoztlan, Mexico

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Pictures of Tepoztlan, Mexico (39 images)
The walk starts easy and beautiful (looking back north toward the zocalo).
Interesting rock formations punctuate the climb.
The path narrows. Not pictured are almost continual rock stairs to the top.
At the end of the exhausting climb you find this ladder with metal grating at the top that locks the site.
From the pyramid the look down the crevice you must ascend. Note the ticket office.
View of the Aztec Piramide Tepozteco.
View of the Aztec Piramide Tepozteco.
From the rear the pyramid top appears hollow, but this was once the temple. (looking southwest)
Closeups of the surviving carved stones testify to its former beauty.
Closeups of the surviving carved stones testify to its former beauty.
Little racoon type animals politely seek a handout.
Generally looking north this is the wonderful panorama that rewards your climb.
Generally looking north this is the wonderful panorama that rewards your climb.
Generally looking north this is the wonderful panorama that rewards your climb.
A zoom-in of the above picture looking northwesterly.
You can see the convent (just left of center) and to its right the zocalo on the street leading to the pyramid.
Looking west at the convent, the ayunamiento is on the left, and the market is right.
The overhaul of the zocalo is in progress (looking west).
Looking back east at the ayunamiento.
On your walk from the zocalo to the pyramid the Iglesia de la Fantasia interestingly has a clock and a gazebo.
The busy tortilla plant on the northeast corner of the zocalo graciously permitted my photographic intrusion.
On the walk back north to the bus station is the Iglesia de San Miguel with its awning to the curb.
The gate of the convent is a little tight to the market to allow an optimal photo.
Through the gate the view (west) of the Ex-Convento Dominico de la Navidad.
From near the convent the look back (east) at the gate.
Closeup of the base of the gate.
I was intrigued with this pictorial narrative mosaic gate made of colorful seeds like corn kernels and sunflower seeds.
Closeup of the base of the gate.
The Ex-Convento Dominico de la Navidad was a highlight of my trip. It is well restored, has an excellent museum, and rather amazingly is free. There was a rather extensive restoration in process near the main entrance. Guides will explain the wall artistry pictured above (in Spanish).
The Ex-Convento Dominico de la Navidad was a highlight of my trip. It is well restored, has an excellent museum, and rather amazingly is free. There was a rather extensive restoration in process near the main entrance. Guides will explain the wall artistry pictured above (in Spanish).
The Ex-Convento Dominico de la Navidad was a highlight of my trip. It is well restored, has an excellent museum, and rather amazingly is free. There was a rather extensive restoration in process near the main entrance. Guides will explain the wall artistry pictured above (in Spanish).
The atrium courtyard garden is well maincured.
The atrium courtyard garden is well maincured.
They even let you take pictures in the museum. This is a portrayal of the fiesta de la virgen de la Natividad (or Tepetlhuitl).
Views from inside the convent.
Views from inside the convent.
The Piramide Tepozteco on the cliff.
The Piramide Tepozteco on the cliff.
The Piramide Tepozteco on the cliff.

Tepoztlan reputed to be the birthplace of deified Quetzalcoatl lies about 80 km southeast of Mexico City and about 30 km northeast of Cuernavaca. The Ex-Convento Dominico de la Navidad and Piramide Tepozteco are fairly well touristed here. While I was there the zocalo was being upgraded. The colorful tented restaurant/market area between the zocalo and church is an experience not to be missed.

Long distance buses from Cuernavaca (bound for Cuautla) drop you off at the freeway exit, and from there either take a taxi or walk to the city bus stop for a ride to the zocalo.

This page attempts to convey the athletic adventure up to the Aztec Piramide Tepozteco which lies a full 400 vertical meters (1/4 mile) above the town. The ascent took me a little over an hour between 9 & 10 in the morning to beat the heat. A few athletes in training (running) and local health conscious (walking fast) joined me at this hour. I was early at the top (approx 10 am), but in 15 min the caretaker came down (!) to unlock from his cliff home carrying a block of ice. (Pictures taken April 28, 2004)

Gallery 260: Tepoztlan, Morelos.

Published or Updated on: January 1, 2006 by Rick Meyer © 2006
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