Colonia San Juan
Colonia San Juan is a residential area in Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan and has about 38 residents and an elevation of 2,116 metres. Colonia San Juan is situated nearby to the village Ihuatzio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Tzintzuntzan is situated 1¼ km north of Colonia San Juan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ihuatzio and Quiroga.
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 7 km southwest of Colonia San Juan.
Quiroga
Town
Quiroga is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipal seat of Quiroga is also called Quiroga. Quiroga is situated 8 km northeast of Colonia San Juan.
Quiroga
Photo: Nia Ran01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quiroga is a town in the Lake Patzcuaro region of Michoacan. The town is known as a market town where vendors and craftsmen from the many small villages and islands of the lake region bring their wares to sell.
Colonia San Juan
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.61244° or 19° 36′ 45″ northLongitude
-101.5764° or 101° 34′ 35″ westPopulation
38Elevation
2,116 metres (6,942 feet)Open location code
75FWJC6F+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 484117043OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
8894755
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