Tiradero de basura de Tzintzuntzan
Tiradero de basura de Tzintzuntzan is a landfill in Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan. Tiradero de basura de Tzintzuntzan is situated nearby to the peak Cerro Yahuarato, as well as near the village Ihuatzio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 3 km north of Tiradero de basura de Tzintzuntzan.
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. Ihuatzio is situated 6 km southwest of Tiradero de basura de Tzintzuntzan.
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.
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 Tiradero de basura de Tzintzuntzan.
Tiradero de basura de Tzintzuntzan
- Type: Landfill
- Location: Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
19.59659° or 19° 35′ 48″ northLongitude
-101.57596° or 101° 34′ 34″ westOpen location code
75FWHCWF+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 185022142OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=landfill
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Notable Places Nearby
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