Huautla, Morelos

Huautla is a small town in the Mexican state of Morelos, in the municipality of Tlaquiltenango.

Revolutionary General Gildardo Magaña Cerda (1891-1939) was proclaimed successor of Emiliano Zapata to the leadership of the Liberation Army of the South near this town on 1919-09-04.

98% of the 381 dwellings had electricity, 92% had televisions, 5% had a personal computer, 3% had Internet access, 53% had a landline telephone, 3% had a cell phone, and 90% had a restroom or toilet.

This is the largest protected area in central Mexico, established on July 10, 1999, and declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2006.

It covers 59,031 hectares (145,869 acres) in the Balsas River Basin where sustainable development is promoted through eco-tourism, camping, visits to mines, hiking, visits to caves (with prehispanic paintings), and scientific studies under the auspices of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos.