Tzintzuntzan

Tzintzuntzán is a town of 3,500 people on in the state of , but the town is of little touristic value. The real magnet for foreign travelers is the Tzintzuntzan Archaeological Zone, which are the ruins of the once powerful capital of the Purhepecha people.
  • …lies at an elevation of around 2,220 metres (7,300 feet)

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was the ceremonial center of the pre-Columbian Purépecha capital of the same name.
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Latitude
19.6059° or 19° 36′ 21″ north
Longitude
-101.548° or 101° 32′ 53″ west
Open location code
75FWJF42+9R
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