Tepapayeca name can have two meanings, according to "The Geographic Indonimia Puebla" comes from the Nahuatl TePapa, modification tepan which means "on the rocks"; the other root is yeca verb equivalent to stepping, from which the noun "soil" becomes so would result "ground surrounded by stone walls." Locals, being the most Nahuatl speakers have another version, say it is "good and serene place" for pointing that way tepapacca word meaning "fine weather" and the adjective yectli, which is "good". Importance Tepapayeca was a site submitted by the Triple Alliance (Texcoco, Tenochtitlan and Tlacopan), in order to protect the trade route that touched the place and it was of great importance to prevent invasions of Mixtec groups; so there was a Mexican garrison established to guard the area and Tepeojuma Huaquechula whose function was to avoid uprisings in the dominated peoples and prevent invasions.

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From the city of Cuernavaca, Morelos, the Federal Highway No. 160 that goes to Oaxaca is taken.Passing 129 km north diversion leading to the village of Tlapanalá point where you can see a sign pointing the spa "Eye of Coal" (not federal signal) is taken. To step six kilometers the town of Tepapayeca is, which is accessible by Benito Juarez Street to the west. When going this route you will reach the Convent of Santa Maria Tepapayeca, where it is necessary to continue north on the Morelos street, which leads to the entrance of the site. The architectural remains found north of the Ex Convento Dominico, one block socket people.