La Ascención

La Ascención is a locality in , , and has an elevation of 2,082 metres. La Ascención is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monument to Morelos on Janitzio Island.

Monument
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is situated 2½ km west of La Ascención.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ihuatzio and Janitzio.

Village
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is a small, traditionally Purhepecha indigenous town on the shores of in , . The town is known for its archaeological site with 1,000-year-old ruins that were occupied by two different pre-Hispanic indigenous cultures.

Photo: Isco huerta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an island on in the state of . This little island is crowded with houses and shops to sell to tourists, thousands of whom flock here for Day of the Dead.

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is a village on the shores of in the state of , . The old mission of San Pedro stands on the site which was a shrine to the Tarascan moon goddess Xaratanga.

La Ascención

Latitude
19.56954° or 19° 34′ 10″ north
Longitude
-101.62758° or 101° 37′ 39″ west
Elevation
2,082 metres (6,831 feet)
Open location code
75FWH99C+RX
Geo­Names ID
13578953
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In Other Languages

“La Ascención” goes by many names.

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