Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas
Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas is a hamlet in Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan and has about 185 residents and an elevation of 2,140 metres. Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas is situated nearby to the hamlet Tzintzuntzita, as well as near the village Las Cuevas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tzintzuntzan.
Tzintzuntzan
Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tzintzuntzan was the ceremonial center of the pre-Columbian Purépecha capital of the same name. The name comes from the Purépecha word Ts’intsuntsani, which means "place of hummingbirds." The site includes at least 1,000 archaeological features in an area that is at least 1,075 hectares.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ihuatzio and Pacanda.
Ihuatzio
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.
Pacanda
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pacanda is a small island in Lake Patzcuaro in the central Mexican state of Michoacan. The island has a small village with about 400 residents. The island is a tranquil traditional hamlet known for its Purhepecha indigenous culture, particularly its strong Day of the Dead traditions.
Quiroga
Town
Quiroga is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipal seat of Quiroga is also called Quiroga. Quiroga is situated 9 km northeast of Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas.
Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas
- Type: Hamlet with 185 residents
- Also known as: “Colonia Lazaro Cardenas”
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.6032° or 19° 36′ 12″ northLongitude
-101.57387° or 101° 34′ 26″ westPopulation
185Elevation
2,140 metres (7,021 feet)Open location code
75FWJC3G+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1955960680OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
8873013Wikidata ID
Q20236519
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tatar—“Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “কোলোনিয়া লাসারো কার্দেনাস”
- Cebuano: “Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas”
- Chechen: “Колония Лазаро Карденас (Зинзунзан)”
- Chechen: “Колония Лазаро Карденас”
- Dutch: “Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas”
- Serbian: “Колонија Лазаро Карденас”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas, Tzintzuntzan”
- Spanish: “Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas”
- Swedish: “Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas, Tzintzuntzan”
- Swedish: “Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas”
- Tatar: “Колония Лазаро Карденас (Зинзунзан)”
- Tatar: “Колония Лазаро Карденас”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Muse de Sitio Tzintzuntzan and Palacio Municipal de Tzintzuntzan.
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