Chupícuaro
Chupícuaro is an important prehispanic archeological site in what is now Guanajuato, Mexico, from the late preclassical or formative period. The culture that takes its name from the site dates to 400 BC to 200 AD, or alternatively 500 BC to 300 AD, although some academics suggest an origin as early as 800 BC.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: Mesoamerican culture and archaeological site of the pre-classical period
- Also known as: “Chupicuaro”, “Chupicuaro culture”, and “Nuevo Chupicuaro”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acámbaro.
Acámbaro
Town
Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Acámbaro is a city and municipality in the southeastern corner of the Mexican state of Guanajuato, on the banks of the Lerma River, and the oldest of the 46 municipalities of Guanajuato. Acámbaro is situated 6 km southwest of Chupícuaro.
Chupícuaro
- Categories: archaeological culture and archaeological site
- Location: Acámbaro, Guanajuato, Bajío, Mexico, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Uzbek—“Chupícuaro” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Chupícuaro”
- Dutch: “Chupícuaro”
- Finnish: “Chupícuaro”
- French: “Chupícuaro”
- French: “Culture Chupicuaro”
- French: “Culture Chupícuaro”
- German: “Chupícuaro-Kultur”
- Spanish: “Chupicuaro”
- Spanish: “Chupícuaro”
- Spanish: “Nuevo Chupícuaro”
- Spanish: “Zona arqueológica de Chupícuaro”
- Uzbek: “Chupícuaro”
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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 Wikipedia page “Chupícuaro”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.