Muse de Sitio Tzintzuntzan

Muse de Sitio Tzintzuntzan is a museum in Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan. Muse de Sitio Tzintzuntzan is situated nearby to the town hall Palacio Municipal de Tzintzuntzan, as well as near the park Atrio de los Olivos.

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 190 metres west of Muse de Sitio 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 Muse de Sitio 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.

Ihuatzio

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.

Muse de Sitio Tzintzuntzan

Type: Museum
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Pacific Coast, Mexico, North America
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Latitude

19.62378° or 19° 37′ 26″ north

Longitude

-101.57166° or 101° 34′ 18″ west

Operator

INAH

Open location code

75FWJCFH+G8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 484117050

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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