Tzintzuntzita
Tzintzuntzita is a hamlet in Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan and has about 116 residents and an elevation of 2,156 metres. Tzintzuntzita is situated nearby to the hamlet Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas, 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. Tzintzuntzan is situated 2½ km north of Tzintzuntzita.
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 6 km southwest of Tzintzuntzita.
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 Tzintzuntzita.
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.
Tzintzuntzita
- Type: Hamlet with 116 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.60016° or 19° 36′ 1″ northLongitude
-101.57281° or 101° 34′ 22″ westPopulation
116Elevation
2,156 metres (7,073 feet)Open location code
75FWJC2G+3VOpenStreetMap ID
node 1955960684OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
9811962
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In Other Languages
“Tzintzuntzita” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Tzintzuntzita”
- Spanish: “Tzinzunzita”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas and Las Cuevas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Muse de Sitio Tzintzuntzan and Cerro Yahuarato.
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