Janitzio
Janitzio is an island on Lake Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacan. This little island is crowded with houses and shops to sell to tourists, thousands of whom flock here for Day of the Dead.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monument to Morelos on Janitzio Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jaracuaro and Ihuatzio.
Jaracuaro
Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jaracuaro is a village on the shores of Lake Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. The old mission of San Pedro stands on the site which was a shrine to the Tarascan moon goddess Xaratanga.
Ihuatzio
Village
Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ihuatzio is a small, traditionally Purhepecha indigenous town on the shores of Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, Mexico. The town is known for its archaeological site with 1,000-year-old ruins that were occupied by two different pre-Hispanic indigenous cultures. Ihuatzio is situated 3½ km east of Janitzio.
Janitzio
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Isla de Janitzio”
- Category: landform
- Location: Michoacan, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.57399° or 19° 34′ 26″ northLongitude
-101.65181° or 101° 39′ 7″ westElevation
2,111 metres (6,926 feet)Open location code
75FWH8FX+H7GeoNames ID
4004122
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In Other Languages
“Janitzio” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Isla Janitzio”
- Spanish: “Janitzio”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Janitzio”. Photo: Isco huerta, CC BY-SA 4.0.