Arócutin

Arócutin is a small indigenous village in the Lake Pátzcuaro region of Michoacán. The town is known for its Day of the Dead celebrations, which are more subdued than the livelier events in nearby towns like and Pátzcuaro.
Wikivoyage
  • Type: Village with 606 residents
  • Description: town in Erongarícuaro Municipality, State of Michoacán, Mexico
  • Also known as: “Arocutin”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tocuaro and Jaracuaro.

Photo: MiguelMandujano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tócuaro is a small village of about 600 residents in the region of , . Travelers seeking high-quality traditional folk arts come to to visit the workshops of wood carvers making ceremonial masks.

Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Arócutin

Latitude
19.5568° or 19° 33′ 24″ north
Longitude
-101.6966° or 101° 41′ 48″ west
Population
606
Elevation
2,091 metres (6,860 feet)
Open location code
75FWH843+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6579382112
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8862086
Wiki­data ID
Q20235848
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tatar—“Arócutin” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Arocutín”
  • Chechen: “Арокутин (Эронгарикуаро)”
  • Chechen: “Арокутин”
  • Dutch: “Arocutín”
  • Irish: “Arocutín”
  • Serbian: “Арокутин”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Arocutín, Erongarícuaro”
  • Spanish: “Arocutin”
  • Spanish: “Arocutín”
  • Spanish: “Arócutin”
  • Swedish: “Arocutín”
  • Tatar: “Арокутин (Эронгарикуаро)”
  • Tatar: “Арокутин”
  • “Arócutin”

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