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Icuacato Destination Guide

Explore Icuacato in Mexico

Icuacato in the region of Michoacán is a town in Mexico - some 153 mi or ( 247 km ) West of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Icuacato

Current time in Icuacato is now 10:37 AM (Sunday) . 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: Toluca, Puebla, Mexico City, Zurumutaro, and Tzintzuntzan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Toluca . We encountered 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 Icuacato ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

DESFILE QUIROGA MICHOACAN CHOPPERS

3:53 min by chonmora
Views: 2804 Rating: 3.00

DESFILE QUIROGA MICHOACAN 10 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2010 ..

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

1:29 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 562 Rating: 0.00

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Noche de Muertos 2010

0:30 min by fernandodrf
Views: 179 Rating: 0.00

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

Embroidery Competition Rancho Santa Cruz 3

1:15 min by InnfoGraphics
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Embroidery Competition in Rancho Santa Cruz, Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan, Wednesday May 19th, 2010. The state competition is held in a couple of large tents outside the church with music and food for sale ..


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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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.62 -101.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Michoacán, Mesoamerican pyramids, Tarascan sites

Coeneo de la Libertad

Coeneo de la Libertad is a town, the seat of the Coeneo municipality, located in the north central area of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The name Coeneo means "Lugar de Pájaros" (place of birds). {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19|49|N|101|35|W||| |primary |name= }}

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.82 -101.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Michoacán

Pretoria, Michoacán

Pretoria is a small town in the municipality of Coeneo in the Mexican state of Michoacán. Located +19° 46' 50.50", -101° 37' 21.04

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Located at 19.78 -101.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Michoacán

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.63 -101.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Endorheic lakes, Geography of Michoacán, Lakes of Mexico, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt