Cuautla, Jalisco
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Cuautla is a small town located in the state of Jalisco in western Mexico, close to the Pacific Ocean. It stands at , at a height of 1,390 m above sea level. It has fewer than 3000 permanent inhabitants.
Its name means place where eagles land, and it was originally inhabited by people of the Chichimec culture.
It is mostly a town of elderly and children, as most people of productive age have decided to move to the United States of America in hope of better opportunity. Those who have left have settled primarily on the West Coast of the US, particularly in the states of Oregon, California and Washington.
Being gifted with ample economical success, people who left Cuautla yearly return for the religious festivities, which take place in July, in the honor of Santiago Apóstol. Odd for a small Pacific Coast town, Cuautla has built itself a Plaza de Toros, a scenario for bullfights, and a brand new airport.
There is a widely unacknowledged archeological site nearby, Las Águilas, and local legends talk about it as a site for UFO sighting.
Recently, a sister city agreement was signed between the U.S. city of Renton, WA, and Cuautla, motivated by the high density of natives from Cuautla dwelling in the state.
