Cuernavaca (English spelling)

Japanese: クエルナバカ（英語表記）Cuernavaca

The capital of the state of Morelos in central Mexico. It is located in the Cuernavaca Valley in the Ajusco Mountains, about 60 km south of Mexico City, at an altitude of about 1,540 m. It was once the central settlement of the Tlahuica Indians and was called Cuauhnáhuac, but was occupied by the Spanish conqueror of Mexico, H. Cortes, around 1521 and changed its name to its current one. It is the commercial and industrial center of the surrounding agricultural areas, distributing corn, beans, wheat, fruits, flowers, honey, etc., and has industries such as bottling, flour milling, cement, and textiles. The city has old buildings such as the Palace of Cortes (c. 1531), which has been renovated with murals by the contemporary Mexican painter D. Rivera, and the Cathedral (29). The city is blessed with a pleasant climate with temperatures ranging from 10 to 27 degrees Celsius and sunny days every day even in the rainy season, so many people visit from the capital and other places for sightseeing and recreation, and there are many villas of the wealthy people in and around the city. The city is home to the Autonomous University of Morelos (1939). Nearby are the Indian ruins of Teopanzolco and Tepozteco, and the Indian settlement of Tepoztlan. Population: 281,752 (1990 estimate).

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Japanese:

メキシコ中部，モレロス州の州都。メキシコ市の南約 60km，アフスコ山地のクエルナバカ谷にあり，標高約 1540m。かつてはインディオのトラウイカ族の中心集落で，クアウナワク Cuauhnáhuacと呼ばれていたが，1521年頃スペイン人のメキシコ征服者 H.コルテスに占領されるとともに現市名に改称。周辺の農業地帯の商工業中心地で，トウモロコシ，豆類，小麦，果実，花，蜂蜜などを集散し，瓶詰，製粉，セメント，織物などの工業がある。市内には現代メキシコの画家 D.リベラの壁画で装いを新たにしたコルテスの宮殿 (1531頃) ，大聖堂 (29) などの古い建築物が残っている。気温 10～27℃で，雨季でも毎日太陽の輝く快適な気候に恵まれるため，首都その他から観光，保養に訪れる人が多く，市内外には富裕階級の人々の別荘も多い。モレロス自治大学 (1939) 所在地。近くにインディオの遺跡テオパンソルコやテポステコ，インディオの集落テポストランなどがある。人口 28万 1752 (1990推計) 。

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