Ciudad Industrial del Valle de Cuernavaca

CIVAC, short for Ciudad Industrial del Valle de Cuernavaca, is not a village or a place for a stroll: it is an industrial park with a residential area beside it, covering about 230 hectares (2.3 km²) in the municipality of Jiutepec, roughly 10 minutes by road east of Cuernavaca. It is listed here because it appears on maps, in work addresses and on many routes across the metropolitan area, and anyone arriving on business will want to know what it is.

The first factory, Mexama, opened in 1961, and the industrial city was officially established on 4 March 1966 under a decree from President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz. That same year Nissan Mexicana opened its first assembly plant outside Japan in CIVAC; it is now the largest facility in the park, with two plants and more than 2,000 workers. Other companies named include Roche (formerly Syntex), Unilever, NEC, Baxter, Givaudan and GlaxoSmithKline, with about 120 more said to operate there. English Wikipedia calls it the most important economic development centre in Morelos.

The owners' association PROCIVAC, created in 1972, handles services such as water, rubbish collection, street lighting and upkeep of roads and green areas; since 1993 its remit has been limited to the industrial zone. The residential side has schools from daycare to middle school, two technological centres, medical services, places of worship, parks, banks and shops. The climate is warm, averaging 21 °C with summer rains.

If you are after tourism, go on to Cuernavaca, Tepoztlán or Cuautla; if you have an appointment at one of the companies, this page is meant to help you get your bearings.