Cerro Catio
Cerro Catio is a hill in Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan and has an elevation of 2,198 metres. Cerro Catio is situated nearby to the locality El Catorce, as well as near Tzinzunzita.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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. Tzintzuntzan is situated 4 km north of Cerro Catio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ihuatzio and Janitzio.
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 4½ km southwest of Cerro Catio.
Janitzio
Photo: Isco huerta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Patzcuaro
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Patzcuaro is a town in the Lake Patzcuaro area of the Mexican state of Michoacan. A lovely mountain town, Patzcuaro is colonial Mexico at its most enchanting.
Cerro Catio
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 2,198 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Cerro Catio” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cerro Catio”
- Dutch: “Cerro Catio”
- Spanish: “Cerro Catio”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Catorce and Tzinzunzita.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro Colorado and Cerro Carichuato.
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