Zona Arqueológica Ihuatzio
Zona Arqueológica Ihuatzio is an archaeological site in Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan and has an elevation of 2,086 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monument to Morelos on Janitzio Island.
Monument to Morelos on Janitzio Island
Monument
Photo: Isaacvp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monument to Morelos on Janitzio Island is situated 3 km west of Zona Arqueológica Ihuatzio.
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.
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.
Jaracuaro
Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jaracuaro is a village on the shores of Lake Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. The old mission of San Pedro stands on the site which was a shrine to the Tarascan moon goddess Xaratanga.
Zona Arqueológica Ihuatzio
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Zona Arqueologica Ihuatzio”
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.57802° or 19° 34′ 41″ northLongitude
-101.62119° or 101° 37′ 16″ westElevation
2,086 metres (6,844 feet)Open location code
75FWH9HH+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 465670765OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
9811965
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In Other Languages
“Zona Arqueológica Ihuatzio” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Zona Arqueológica Ihuatzio”
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