Plaza Principal de Tzintzuntzan

Plaza Principal de Tzintzuntzan is a park in Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan. Plaza Principal de Tzintzuntzan is situated nearby to the community center Centro de Atención y Desarrollo Cultural Colibrí A. C., as well as near the chapel Capilla Abierta de La Concepción.

Places of Interest Nearby

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 620 metres southeast of Plaza Principal de Tzintzuntzan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quiroga and Quiroga.

Quiroga

Town

Photo: Letstown, CC0.

Quiroga is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipal seat of Quiroga is also called Quiroga. Quiroga is situated 7 km northeast of Plaza Principal de Tzintzuntzan.

Quiroga

Photo: Nia Ran01, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Quiroga is a town in the Lake Patzcuaro region of Michoacan. The town is known as a market town where vendors and craftsmen from the many small villages and islands of the lake region bring their wares to sell.

Oponguio

Photo: Marco Cano Exp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Oponguio is a small Purhepecha village on the shores of Lake Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. It is the site of a modern mezcal distillery.

Plaza Principal de Tzintzuntzan

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude

19.6274° or 19° 37′ 39″ north

Longitude

-101.57723° or 101° 34′ 38″ west

Open location code

75FWJCGF+X4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1548143944

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Centro de Atención y Desarrollo Cultural Colibrí A. C. and Capilla Abierta de La Concepción.

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