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Tocuaro Destination Guide

Explore Tocuaro in Mexico

Tocuaro in the region of Michoacán is a town in Mexico - some 168 mi or ( 270 km ) West of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Tocuaro is now 11:07 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: Puebla, Mexico City, Zurumutaro, Tzintzuntzan, and Tepic. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Puebla . 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 Tocuaro ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Mexican voters 'threatened by drug cartel'

2:04 min by AlJazeeraEnglish
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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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1:41 min by mavipol
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Narcotraficantes GTA MEXICO

5:32 min by srtreti
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Un saludo pa toda la raza de michoacan cabronees y al que no le paresca que se lo pique. grandtheftautomexico.blogspot.com grandtheftautomexico.blogspot.com ..

A week at an ecovillage in Michoacan, Mexico

7:01 min by TheBosque
Views: 1919 Rating: 4.86

January, 2010, A video blog for the Bosque Village in Michoacan Mexico. Various volunteers enjoy their wwoofing experience in a small ecovillage. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in Michoacán

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

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 10 km away
Tags: Endorheic lakes, Geography of Michoacán, Lakes of Mexico, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

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 13 km away
Tags: Endorheic basins, Geography of Michoacán, Lakes of Mexico

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