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Explore Jaracuaro in Mexico

Jaracuaro in the region of Michoacán is a town in Mexico - some 167 mi or ( 268 km ) West of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Jaracuaro is now 11:04 AM (Saturday) . 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: Puebla, Mexico City, Tzintzuntzan, Tepic, and Santa Fe de la Laguna. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Puebla . 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 Jaracuaro ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Taco stands in Patzcuaro, Michoacan,Mexico

1:31 min by InnfoGraphics
Views: 64318 Rating: 4.95

This is a row of my favoite taco stands in the market at Patzcuaro Mexico ..

Painting around Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, Mexico

10:00 min by Anthony Holdsworth
Views: 12936 Rating: 4.79

Anthony Holdsworth leads a painting expedition to Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, Mexico. This slide show focuses on colonial and indigenous Purepecha culture and the arttists' work. Some Purepecha music ..


Visita de Pátzcuaro ciudad colonial y pueblo magico, Ciudad de Michoacán

10:00 min by cayoweb
Views: 9501 Rating: 4.86

Patzcuaro is an enchantment without equal , that is why the ancient inhabitants of Michoacán, in the days of the purépechas kings chose it to be the place of recreation for the indigenous nobility, an ..

Mexican voters 'threatened by drug cartel'

2:04 min by AlJazeeraEnglish
Views: 3474 Rating: 4.20

Mexican authorities have promised to ensure that next year's presidential elections are not undermined by drug-related violence. The pledge follows the release of an audio recording containing threats ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 3 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 4 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.

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Located at 19.63 -101.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Endorheic lakes, Geography of Michoacán, Lakes of Mexico, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

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 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Michoacán, Mesoamerican pyramids, Tarascan sites

Lake Zirahuén

Lake Zirahuén is a small endorheic lake in the Municipality of Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán state of west-central Mexico. Lake Zirahuén is a small, deep mountain lake, with a sandy bottom that is partially covered with mud. At times Lake Zirahuén has been part of an open and continuous hydrological system formed by Lake Cuitzeo, Lake Pátzcuaro and Lake Zirahuén, which drained into the Lerma River.

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Located at 19.45 -101.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Endorheic basins, Geography of Michoacán, Lakes of Mexico