The Cuetlajuchitlán word comes from Nahuatl and means "place of red flowers" or "place of wilted flowers." Locals also known locally as "The Querendes". It is unknown who were the inhabitants, although its timing, initially was contemporary to the presence of Olmec traits in Guerrero and towards the end of the occupation, was included in the area of the Mezcala culture. Cultural Significance Cuetlajuchitlán is a site with a long occupational sequence spanning at least 11 centuries, from the settlement of the first inhabitants of the site, who around 800 BC formed a small village, which grew and it flourished until 200 AD in the Early Classic period, becoming one of the largest and most complex population centers in the northwest of the state of Guerrero. In those years, the original inhabitants migrated, possibly Mezcala the banks of the river, the place being reoccupied by new inhabitants who built simple houses in the old public spaces, to completely leave the place in 300 AD During his time of splendor , Cuetlajuchitlán had planned and plotted a complex architectural layout in which enlajados hallways, large platforms for elite housing complexes and probably workshops were built; all these manufactured with large elongated cylinder blocks and large carved quarry operated by way of columns. During the boom period, the ruling elites of the site entered the sphere of influence of the groups that inhabited the valley of Morelos, which had a close relationship with Teotihuacan, the great metropolis of the Central Highlands, while maintaining interaction with other regions of the state of Guerrero and the Central Region. In 1991 it was discovered Cuetlajuchitlán for the construction of the Cuernavaca-Acapulco highway, being at the road line on the archaeological remains. His discovery led to the exploration of Ruben Manzanilla and Arturo Talavera who excavated two of the 35 acres that make up the site. The archaeological site is located on Tunnel Querendes the highway.

Services available in the area: The area has a reception, parking, restrooms, an introductory and sitting area for food consumption.

Entry is free.

Hours: Monday to Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00 hours.

Contact: Guerrero INAH Center 01 (747) 4 71 71 21 00 35

Comfortable shoes clothing is needed for walking trails and a hat or cap. The archaeological site is located away from the community, so they must be provided food and fluids that will be required for the tour, as the tour is done under the sun's rays.

Reached by the Highway del Sol or the Federal Highway from Huitzuco Iguala, to get to the toll booth Paso Paso Morelos. From there you get to the village mentioned and continue along a dirt road. Also easily accessible by rail from the highway from Acapulco to Mexico, where CAPUFE recently enabled a parking bay, 200 meters north of the tunnel The Querendes.