![]() Unlike so many places that offer only the monopolized Modelo beer brands, here you can order a Bohemia or a Dos Equís lager as well, or a margarita if you prefer. Fried chicken, hamburgers and the like will please the kids. There are multiple choices for crepes, soups, and salads as well as vegetarian plates. Tacos, enchiladas, sopa de tortilla are served in generous portions but you need to ask for salsa to spice them up a bit. The lunch menu has both Mexican and international dishes at moderate prices. Of the four restaurants, my favorite is La Chispa, with a charming open-air dining room facing the gardens and one of the waterfalls emanating from the 17 th century aqueduct. The author, left, lunching with friends at La Chispa. The land reforms following the revolution divided much of the estate among landless peasants, leaving the hacienda with the 168 acres it occupies today. During the Mexican Revolution of 1910, Emiliano Zapata and his agrarian revolutionaries destroyed many haciendas in Morelos, but Cocoyoc was spared by paying protection money. By the 18 th century it was one of a dozen of the most productive sugar estates in the Republic. ![]() The lands passed through many owners over the centuries. Later parts of the estate were broken up and sold to various hacendados, one of whom created the sugar estate that is now Hacienda Cocoyoc. When Cortés conquered the area, he married Isabel, the daughter of Moctezuma II, and she brought hundreds of acres of farm land into the marriage. ![]() Cocoyoc means “place of the coyote” in the Nahuatl language. Because of the 4000 foot altitude, the year-round pleasant climate, and the abundant supply of water, the Aztec emperors vacationed nearby and transplanted numerous flowers and flowering trees. There is a brief history of the hacienda on the hotel’s website. Water that goes on to irrigate local fields. The 17th century aqueduct supplies the estate with fresh ![]()
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