Sierra de Tepoztlan or Tepozteco Mountain is located near the village of Tepoztlán, a '' Pueblo Mágico'', in

Morelos Morelos (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 36 municipalities and its capital city is Cu ...

, Mexico. The mountain range, "vulnerable to landslides, erosions, and flooding", contains only small areas of land which are appropriate for cultivation. It contains the ruins of a small, pre-Hispanic, Ometochtli temple, known as

El Tepozteco El Tepozteco is an archaeological site in the Mexican state of Morelos. It consists of a small temple to Tepoztēcatl, the Aztec god of the alcoholic beverage ''pulque''.Canto Aguilar 1998 In the middle Postclassic Period, various terraces and a s ...

. It is believed that there were a number of settlements at one time at the mountain base. The Sierra is in El Tepozteco National Park, which was established in 1937.Urbina Torres, Fernando, Aquiles Argote Cortés, and César D. Jiménez Piedragil (1997). "Protected Areas of Morelos". in Aid, Charles S., Michael F. Carter, and A. Townsend Peterson. ''Protected Areas of Western Mexico: Status, Management, and Needs''. Colorado Bird Observatory, September 1, 1997. Accessed 14 November 2021

/ref>

References

Bibliography

External links