Barranca Rancho Viejo
Barranca Rancho Viejo is a ravine in Michoacan, Pacific Coast and has an elevation of 2,095 metres. Barranca Rancho Viejo is situated nearby to the locality Tzinzunzita, as well as near the hamlet Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas.| 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 3½ km north of Barranca Rancho Viejo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tzintzuntzán and Ihuatzio.
Tzintzuntzán
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tzintzuntzán is a town of 3,500 people on Lake Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacan, 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.
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 Barranca Rancho Viejo.
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.
Barranca Rancho Viejo
- Type: Ravine with an elevation of 2,095 metres
- Category: body of water
- Location: Michoacan, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.59171° or 19° 35′ 30″ northLongitude
-101.58502° or 101° 35′ 6″ westElevation
2,095 metres (6,873 feet)Open location code
75FWHCR7+MXGeoNames ID
9811960
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“Barranca Rancho Viejo” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Barranca Rancho Viejo”
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