Tzintzuntzan

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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site on the edge of Lake Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
  • Also known as: “Yacatas de Tzintzuntzan” and “Zona Arqueológica Yacatas de Tzintzuntzan”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quiroga and Quiroga.

Town
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is a municipality in the state of . The municipal seat of is also called . is situated 7 km northeast of Tzintzuntzan.

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is a town in the region of . 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.

Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Tzintzuntzan

Latitude
19.62321° or 19° 37′ 24″ north
Longitude
-101.57336° or 101° 34′ 24″ west
Open location code
75FWJCFG+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26797083
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­recreation_ground
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q14237615
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Tzintzuntzan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tzintzuntzan”
  • Chinese: “钦春钱遗址”
  • Chinese: “钦聪灿遗址”
  • Czech: “Tzintzuntzan”
  • Dutch: “Tzintzuntzan (Purepechastad)”
  • Dutch: “Tzintzuntzan”
  • French: “Tzintzuntzan”
  • Italian: “Tzintzuntzán”
  • Japanese: “ツィンツンツァン”
  • Polish: “Tzintzuntzan”
  • Portuguese: “Tzintzuntzan”
  • Sardinian: “Tzintzuntzanu”
  • Slovak: “Tzintzuntzan”
  • Spanish: “Tzintzuntzan (sitio arquelógico)”
  • Spanish: “Zona arqueológica de Tzintzuntzan”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Muse de Sitio Tzintzuntzan and Palacio Municipal de Tzintzuntzan.

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