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Tepoztlán lies a short distance to the east of Cuernavaca. It may have had the same time span of occupancy as that of Xochicalco and Teopanzolco
(Cuernavaca). Here is where Topiltzin- Quetzalcóatl, the great Toltec leader was raised. A small pyramid sits on the top of a steep mountain. It takes about an hour to walk to the top, but it is well worth it. This
place definitely brings a spiritual feeling to you as you look down into the valley, far below.
Tepoztlan is so typical a Mexican village that it has long been studied by sociologists
and economists, from Stuart Chase to Oscar Lewis. Lewis, of "The Children of Sanchez" fame, wrote about it in his book "Five Families." Carlos Coccioli started his
novel "Manuel the Mexican" in Tepoztlan.
Ruins of a temple dating from the late 1400s are located north of town, atop a majestic mountain, 1,200 feet above the valley.
The Sunday crafts market is one of the most outstanding in central Mexico. Also, the
town's main street, Avenida Revolucion, is home to several wonderful shops, most of them selling attractive, rustic home furnishings and decorative items.
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