Ocuituco

Ocuituco is a town in the Mexican state of Morelos and the municipal head for the Municipality of Ocuituco which includes the towns of Ocuituco, Huejotengo, Huecahuaxco, Huepalcalco, Metepec, and Ocoxaltepec, as well as a number of settlements with fewer than 300 inhabitants. The name comes from Nahuatl Okuiltoco and means Where there are weevils. It is one of the 36 municipalities of the state of Morelos. To the north of Ocuitico is México State, southeast is Zacualpan, east is Tetela del Volcán, and southwest is Yecapixtla. It stands at , at 1,920 meters above sea level. It is considered one of the municipalities of the "Los altos de Morelos" (Morelos highlands).

==History== During the epiclassic and early postclassic periods, Ocuituco was inhabited by Olmeca-Xicallancas. By the late postclassic, it was inhabited by Xochimilcas, contrasting with most of the rest of Morelos where the people were Tlahuica. Local products included wood and flowers. After being conquered by the Aztec Empire, Ocuituco became the capital of a strategic province. Ocuituco was subject to Xochimilco. In turn, Jumiltepec, Ecatzingo, Hueyapan, Itzlan (near modern Metepec) and Nepopoalco (near modern Tlalmimilulpan) were all subject to Ocuituco. Together they fought wars against Huejotzingo, Huaquechula and Atlixco, and Diego Durán claims that this was because the latter city-states wanted to steal a large jade idol. The province of Ocuituco also included Tlacotepec, Zacualpan, Temoac, Huazulco and Amayuca to the south.