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Arapo Destination Guide

Explore Arapo in Mexico

Arapo in the region of Michoacán is a town in Mexico - some 206 mi or ( 331 km ) West of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Arapo

Current time in Arapo is now 11:37 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mexico City, Chilpancingo, Zacatecas, Tepic, and Tancitaro. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mexico City . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Arapo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Volcan Paricutin (Michoacan, Mexico)

4:17 min by Alain Fournier
Views: 94397 Rating: 4.90

A short documentary about one the youngest volcano in Western Hemisphere : meet Volcano Paricutin and its history! ..

Steam Trains Mexico 1964 Part 3

8:30 min by xrpg
Views: 3338 Rating: 4.75

Shots of steam engines at work ..


Nestor Jesucrito Superstar

0:26 min by Poincarep
Views: 617 Rating: 5.00

El Nestor haciendola de a jesucristo en la cima del paricutin ..

Rancho Verde Lagos de Moreno pt 2

0:19 min by BlackLuna245
Views: 528 Rating: 5.00

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Interesting facts about this location

Tancítaro

Tancítaro is a municipality in the western part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 717.65 square kilometres (1.21% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Peribán and Uruapan, to the east by Nuevo Parangaricutiro, to southeast by Parácuaro, to the south by Apatzingán, and to the southwest by Buenavista. The municipality had a population of 26,089 inhabitants according to the 2005 census.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.34 -102.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Michoacán, Populated places in Michoacán

Parícutin

Parícutin (or Volcán de Parícutin, also accented Paricutín) is a cinder cone volcano in the Mexican state of Michoacán, close to a lava-covered village of the same name. The volcano is unique in the fact that its evolution from creation to extinction was witnessed, observed and studied by human beings. It appears on many versions of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Parícutin is part of the Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field, which covers much of west central Mexico.

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Located at 19.49 -102.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1943 natural disasters, 20th-century volcanic events, Cinder cones, Destroyed cities, Geology of Mexico, Monogenetic volcanoes, Mountains of Mexico, Natural disasters in Mexico, Pyroclastic cones, VEI-4 volcanoes, Volcanoes of Mexico

Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro

Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro, in the Mexican state of Michoacán, is a small village near the Parícutin volcano. The city is called "Nuevo" (Spanish for "New") because the original San Juan Parangaricutiro was destroyed during the formation of the Parícutin volcano in 1943. Along with the village of Parícutin, San Juan Parangaricutiro was buried beneath ash and lava. The tops of cathedrals in old San Juan Parangaricutiro still protrude from the volcanic deposits.

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Located at 19.40 -102.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Destroyed cities, Populated places in Michoacán

Peribán

Peribán is a municipality located in the western part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 331.87 square kilometres (0.56% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the municipality of Los Reyes, to the east by Uruapan, to the southeast by Tancítaro, to the south by Buenavista, and to the west by the state of Jalisco. The municipality had a population of 20,965 inhabitants according to the 2005 census.

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Located at 19.52 -102.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Michoacán, Populated places in Michoacán