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Explore Zacapu in Mexico

Zacapu in the region of Michoacán with its 50,112 inhabitants is a town in Mexico - some 171 mi or ( 275 km ) West of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Zacapu is now 04:23 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, Zipimeo, Zacatecas, and Tepic. 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 Zacapu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Mexican Array Radio Telescope (MEXART) UNAM video 6

0:08 min by juanamerico
Views: 979 Rating: 5.00

The Mexican Array Radio Telescope (MEXART) consists of a 64x64 (4096) full wavelength dipole antenna array, operating at 140 MHz, occupying 9500 square meters (70 mx 140 m) to carry out interplanetary ..

Mexican Array Radio Telescope (MEXART) UNAM video 3

0:04 min by juanamerico
Views: 726 Rating: 5.00

The Mexican Array Radio Telescope (MEXART) consists of a 64x64 (4096) full wavelength dipole antenna array, operating at 140 MHz, occupying 9500 square meters (70 mx 140 m) to carry out interplanetary ..


Mexican Array Radio Telescope (MEXART) UNAM video 5

0:04 min by juanamerico
Views: 650 Rating: 0.00

The Mexican Array Radio Telescope (MEXART) consists of a 64x64 (4096) full wavelength dipole antenna array, operating at 140 MHz, occupying 9500 square meters (70 mx 140 m) to carry out interplanetary ..

Mexican Array Radio Telescope (MEXART) UNAM video 4

0:08 min by juanamerico
Views: 644 Rating: 0.00

The Mexican Array Radio Telescope (MEXART) consists of a 64x64 (4096) full wavelength dipole antenna array, operating at 140 MHz, occupying 9500 square meters (70 mx 140 m) to carry out interplanetary ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Zacapu

Zacapú de Mier (Place of Stones), is a city and surrounding municipality in the Nahuatzen mountains of Michoacán, Mexico. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19|49|N|101|48|W||| | |name= }}. The municipality has an area of 455.96km (176.05 sq mi). Geographic features in Zacapu include the Cerro del Tecolote mountain range.

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Located at 19.82 -101.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Michoacán, 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 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Michoacán

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= }}

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Located at 19.82 -101.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 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 24 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 28 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Michoacán, Mesoamerican pyramids, Tarascan sites