Museo de Sitio Tzintzuntzan
Museo de Sitio Tzintzuntzan is a museum in Tzintzuntzán, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan. Museo de Sitio Tzintzuntzan is situated nearby to Letras TZN, as well as near the college CECyTEM 19 Tzintzuntzan.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 Museo de Sitio Tzintzuntzan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quiroga and Quiroga.
Quiroga
Town
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 Museo 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.
Museo 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″ northLongitude
-101.57166° or 101° 34′ 18″ westOperator
INAHOpen location code
75FWJCFH+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 484117050OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museum
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