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Chapultepec Destination Guide

Discover Chapultepec in Mexico

Chapultepec in the region of Michoacán is a place located in Mexico - some 156 mi or ( 251 km ) West of Mexico City , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Chapultepec

Local time in Chapultepec is now 05:30 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Toluca, Puebla, Mexico City, Villa Escalante, and Tepic. When in this area, you might want to check out Toluca . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Chapultepec ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan Aloijos's photos around Tzintzuntzan, Mexico (tzintzuntzan michoacan)

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patzcuaro cerro de la cantera 2007

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Vista desde la cima del cerro de la cantera ..


Plaza Vasco de Quiroga, Pátzcuaro: Meshika in Mexico

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Glimpses of Mexico: At the main plaza (Plaza Vasco de Quiroga) in the city of Patzcuaro. Sunday, 13 September, 2009. Patzcuaro is located 325 km west of Mexico City and about 53 km from the Morelia. P ..

Noche de Muertos 2010

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Noche de Muertos en Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán, México. Ofrendas en las criptas de los panteones. 1 y 2 de Noviembre de 2010 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Tzintzuntzan (Mesoamerican site)

Tzintzuntzan was the ceremonial center of the pre-Columbian Tarascan state capital of the same name. The name comes from the P'urhépecha word Ts’intsuntsani, which means "place of hummingbirds". After being in Pátzcuaro for the first years of the Tarascan empire, power was consolidated in Tzintzuntzan in the mid 15th century. The empire continued to grow and hold off attacks by the neighboring Aztec Empire, until the Spanish arrived.

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Located at 19.62 -101.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Michoacán, Mesoamerican pyramids, Tarascan sites

Lake Pátzcuaro

Lake Pátzcuaro is a lake in the municipality of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. The natives believe that the lake is the place where the barrier between life and death is the thinnest. Lake Pátzcuaro lies in an endorheic basin, which does not drain to the sea. A watershed area of 929 square kilometers drains into the lake, of which 126.4 are the water body. The Lake Pátzcuaro watershed extends 50 kilometers east-west and 33 kilometers from north to south.

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Located at 19.63 -101.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Endorheic lakes, Geography of Michoacán, Lakes of Mexico, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

Tocuaro

Tocuaro is a small village near Lake Pátzcuaro in the Mexican state of Michoacán. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19.539|-101.694|type:city_region:MX|||||| |primary |name= }} 45px This article about a location in the Mexican state of Michoacán is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. vte it is 340 km. from Mexico city.

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Located at 19.54 -101.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Michoacán

Erongarícuaro

Erongarícuaro, which means "Place of waiting" in the Purepecha language, is a town in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located about an hour and a half drive to Morelia or Uruapan and just 20 minutes from the famous colonial town of Pátzcuaro. The estimated population is about 5,000 people.

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Located at 19.58 -101.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Michoacán

Santa Clara del Cobre

Santa Clara del Cobre is a town and municipality located in the center of the state of Michoacán, Mexico, 18 km from Pátzcuaro and 79 km from the state capital of Morelia. While the official name of the municipality is Salvador Escalante, and the town is often marked as "Villa Escalante" or "Salvador Escalante" on maps, both entities are interchangeably called Santa Clara del Cobre. The town is part of the Pátzcuaro region of Michoacán, and ethnically dominated by the P'urhépecha people.

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Located at 19.41 -101.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Michoacán, Populated places in Michoacán, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt