Acapulco Announces Official Opening of Tehuacalco
Destination Marketing Office said that the recently discovered archeological zone of Tehuacalco is officially open to the public in 2009. Just 50 minutes from Acapulco, Tehuacalco includes the remains of a ball court, residential space and holy temple dating back to the year 750 B.C. With the support of the government of the state of Guerrero and the Secretary of Tourism, the site was discovered as part of extensive research of pre-Hispanic culture in the region aimed to further identify the history of the state of Guerrero. The archeological zone of Tehuacalco is located in Chilpancingo in the southern region of the state called El Yopitzingo, where the Yope civilization once resided.
Believed to be a ceremonial center, the name Tehuacalco has three different meanings in the ancient Nahuatl tongue: a place of the stone box, place of the priests’ houses and place of the sacred water house. Also announced by Governor Torreblanca at the opening of Tehuacalco were plans to open Cerro del Huixteco, an eco-tourism park in Taxco, in 2009 as well as another archeological site currently under research in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo called La Soledad de Maciel. The pre-Hispanic settlement of Tehuacalco is the most recent addition to the many cultural offerings accessible to visitors of Acapulco. Additional offerings include the San Diego Fort, Archeological Zone of Palma Sola (petroglyphics), Diego Rivera's Wall and The Mask Musuem within the city of Acapulco, as well as the easy day trip to Taxco de Alarcon, where visitors can purchase silver crafts and more.
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