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Tzintzun Destination Guide

Explore Tzintzun in Mexico

Tzintzun in the region of Michoacán is a town in Mexico - some 148 mi or ( 238 km ) West of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Tzintzun

Current time in Tzintzun is now 03:02 PM (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, Chilpancingo, and Ziparapio. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Toluca . 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 Tzintzun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Las quesadillas de Amealco

0:46 min by migabre
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Desayuno Dominical ..

JS Bach. Suite no. 2 for cello solo * Sarabande

4:27 min by viacheslavponomarev
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Viatcheslav Ponomarev performs Sarabande From JS Bach´s suite no. 2 for cello solo. Live recording from Puebla´s city Cathedral(Mexico, 1989). Recording from the maestro´s historical archive. Thank's ..


patzcuaro cerro de la cantera 2007

0:42 min by himerunlimited
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Vista desde la cima del cerro de la cantera ..

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