MICHOACÁN OCCIDENTE ENGLISH VERSION Lake Pátzcuaro. Morelia Pátzcuaro S Founded by Spaniards as Vallado- characteristic color of its colonial A beautiful “magical town” noted AÍCE lid in 1541, in 1828 its name was buildings has won it the epithet “the for its traditional adobe, wood, and R changed to Morelia to honor Inde- city of pink stone.” Among its princi- tile architecture and cobblestone OWRIE / C pendence hero José María Morelos pal monuments are the Cathedral, streets. Visit monuments such as the TA S RI y Pavón, born in this city on Septem- the Government Palace and Clavi- OACÁN Basilica of Nuestra Señora de la H CH ber 30, 1765. In colonial times it was jero Palace, Morelos’s Birthplace, Salud, built under the direction of a thriving center of religious and po- the Palace of Justice, the Federal Vasco de Quiroga, who was buried PHOTO: litical power, reflected in the con- Palace, the Guadalupe Sanctuary here; the Sagrarium; the House of struction of religious and civil build- in the former Convent of San Di- the Eleven Patios; the former Con- PHOTO: SECTUR MIC PHOTO: Zamora ings that are now a historical legacy ego, the Church of La Merced, the vent of San Agustín; the Huitzi- Cathedral, Morelia. of such magnitude and importance Colegio San Nicolás de Hidalgo, méngari Palace, residence of Anto- The home of the Diocese Sanctuary that the city has been declared a the first of its kind in America and nio Huitziméngari, son of the last to Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe UNESCO World Heritage Site. The where Miguel Hidalgo was rector. Other sites worth seeing are the Purépecha ruler; and the Museum (“The Unfinished Cathedral”) was impressive 253-arch Aqueduct, of Folk Art. to be the cathedral of the Zamora the Sweets and Folk Art Market, the Diocese, but it was never com- Public Library, the Michoacán Re- Paracho pleted; even so, it is 108 m (354 ft.) ECO gional Museum, the Conservatory H tall and is one of the 15 tallest of the Roses—now home of the It is famed for the guitars crafted ECO churches in the world. H Child Singers of Morelia choir— here. Other string instruments and NTONIO PAC NTONIO A the Church and former Convent of wood toys, furniture, and masks are Apatzingán El Carmen (housing the Morelia also made here. Among the sites of PAC NTONIO A House of Culture and the Michoa- interest are the House for Purépe- Site where José María y Morelos de- cán Culture Institute)—and the cha Art and Culture, and the Gui- PHOTO: MARCO PHOTO: clared Mexico’s first Constitution in Morelia. Church Las Monjas. tar Museum. 1814. Visit the House of the Consti- MARCO PHOTO: tution and the City Museum. “The Unfinished Cathedral”, Zamora. CITY OF MORELIA Michoacán Coast even go surfing at Nexpa and Ticia beaches. Begin with a visit to the port E T . G OR of Lázaro Cárdenas and then go to N The coast has more than 200 km (124 ILVA S O S O Playa Azul, Caleta de Campos, Pichi- T mi.) of shores with cliffs, bays, inlets, UÁREZ ORELOS S ON RIE IGUEL . M P AL linguillo, Maruata, Colola, Faro de V INO coves, estuaries, and beaches, all O .M P A S R M PLAN DE AYALA D great for fishing and relaxing. You can Bucerías, and La Manzanillera. PLAN DE AYALA DUARDO UÍZ Church of El Carmen E R UILLER Conservatory G of the Roses Church of San José TE Museum of Colonial Art 20 DE NOVIEMBRE RIEN O Ocampo Theatre ADERO I. M CALLE MELCHOR OCAmpO Clavijero Palace CALLE AQUILES SERDÁN Government Palace RANCISCO V. F Church of Federal Palace A DE LOURDE MARÍA PHOTO: O Colegio de San Las Monjas Villalongín Garden Paracho. S V RANCISCO ADERO ONIENTE Nicolás Hidalgo Central Square A . F I. M P ON AL M S Church of La Merced Cathedral ORELIA ALLENDE Church and Convent -T San José de Gracia Municipal Palace Palace of Justice OLUCA of San Francisco University Valladolid Plaza of Morelia LA CORREGIDORA Regional Church of ANTONIO ALZATE Museum Modern Guadalupe A picturesque town surrounded by San Agustín Art ARÍA Sanctuary OO pine forests. It is famous for the tradi- The Morelos House M Museum R . E T A Morelos’s Birthplace T S tional high quality dairy products ANA Morelos Theatre PHOTO: MARÍA DE LOURDE MARÍA PHOTO: T UAR E Museum T H UIN made here. Municipal Palace, Apatzingán. Q ICEN UR ENDOZA V S SIDRO ICEN V TE GERRERO I M NDRÉS Cuauhtémoc Forest DE JUAN DE ORTEGA Y MONTÁÑEZ A ORELOS ONIO T . M N V BASOLO Museum of Natural History A A A IRREY V MICHOACÁN guanajuato to Guadalajara QUERÉtaro La Piedad Lake Chapala to León San José Sahuayo MEXICO de Gracia Huandacareo Zamora La Nopalera Jiquilpan Panindícuaro Jacona Cuitzeo Tres Cerritos Lake Cuitzeo Tangancícuaro Maravatío 15 to Toluca Zinapécuaro Tlalpujahua Lake Camécuaro 15 Zacapu Álvaro Cotija National Park Obregón MORELIA Indaparapeo Ciudad Hidalgo Paracho Lake jalisco Pátzcuaro Angangueo Ihuatzio Tzintzuntzan Garnica Hill Monarch Butterfly Tingambato National Park Biosphere Reserve Insurgent José San Juan Nuevo Pátzcuaro Acuitzío Ma. Morelos San Felipe Los Alzati Parangaricutiro National Park Zitácuaro to Toluca 15 Uruapan Santa Clara Pico de Tancítaro del Cobre Villa Madero National Park Bosencheve Ario de 37 National Park 120 Rosales colima Tepalcatepec Tacámbaro Apatzingán Nueva Italia 120 to Manzanillo State OF Mexico Coalcolman michoacÁN Coahuayana Infiernillo Dam Huetamo La Placita Tumbiscatío Ticla tourist attractions La Manzanillera CAPITAL Faro de Bucerías TOWN HIGHLIGHTS ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE Colola Arteaga NATURALto AREA Iguala Michoacán Coast WORLD HACIENDA Infiernillo HERITAGE SITE BEACH MUSEUM Pichilinguillo Balsas River MAGICAL TOWN AIRPORT FOLK ART CIVIL ARCHITECTURE Pacific 37 TWO-WAY HIGHWAY Punta Corralón CUISINE Playón de Nexpa RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE FEDERAL HIGHWAY Ocean La Mira to Zihuatanejo CENTRAL SQUARE LOCAL FESTIVAL guerrero SECONDARY HIGHWAY Playa Azul Note: These symbols refer to the spots described in this guide. ROAD Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas Tlalpujahua. Tzintzuntzan. Tlalpujahua Santa Clara del Cobre th ECO Founded in the 16 century, this Named a “magical town” by the H gold-and-silver-mining town still re- Tourism Ministry, it is famed for its tains its traditional feel and houses copper smiths who use a wide NTONIO PAC NTONIO monuments of interest, so it has range of techniques. Visit the Na- A been named a “magical town” by the tional Copper Museum and the Tourism Ministry. Its buildings in- Church of Nuestra Señora del Sa- clude the former Convent of San grario. Lake Zirahuén, only 12 km MARCO PHOTO: S ECO H Copper artisan. Santa Clara del Cobre. Francisco, the Guadalupe Sanctu- (7½ mi.) away, is one of Mexico’s AÍCE R ary, and the Parish of the Virgen most beautiful lakes, surrounded ANCO / L del Carmen. You can also visit the PAC NTONIO by pine forests. Tzintzuntzan and Ihuatzio A B S Rayón Brothers House and Mu- O L AR seum, the Dos Estrellas Mine (now Uruapan These are two of the main cities of the C the Technological Museum), the Tarascan kingdom that dominated PHOTO: MARCO PHOTO: Buried Church (the town’s former Known as the world’s avocado capi- Michoacán in the Late Postclassic (AD PHOTO: church), Brockman Dam, and the tal, this is the foremost city on the 1200–1521). Ihuatzio once shared Campo del Gallo National Park. San Felipe Cuitzeo del Porvenir Purépecha Plateau, a region that power with Pátzcuaro and Tzintzun- Visit the largest Christmas ornament Los Alzati has preserved a tradition regarded tzan, and was a fairly large city with CUISINE factory in the world. Named a “magical town” for its natural as Intangible World Heritage: the large structures and causeways. Michoacán cuisine is so rich in tradi- tion it is UNESCO World Heritage. Lake Pertaining to the Tarascan culture, beauty, traditional atmosphere, and pirekua (a musical genre). It houses Tzintzuntzan was the kingdom’s zone products include white fish Angangueo this site, which houses the tallest colonial monuments, it houses the for- the Eduardo Ruiz Cupatitzio Can- capital from 1450 to the Spanish con- from Pátzcuaro and charalitos dora- mer Convent of Santa María Magda- quest. It had large ceremonial center, ancient building in Michoacán, was yon National Park, the only na- dos (little fish). Other dishes are Ta- A mining town, designated a “magi- surely a settlement on the border lena, founded in 1550 by Augustinian tional park within a city. which displays the distinctive Ta- rascan soup; carnitas (braised pork); cal town.” Its attractions include the of the Mexica empire. friars and regarded as the most beau- rascan architecture in the form of yá- michi soup (fish with prickly pear Church of the Inmaculada Con- tiful convent in Michoacán for its Plat- San Juan Nuevo catas, long platforms with round fruit); corundas (tamales), uchepos cepción, housing an altar brought Zitácuaro eresque style. Other points of interest Parangaricutiro structures. Other archaeological (tamales), and aporreadillo (beef and from Italy; the Chapel of Santa are the churches of the Hospital Fran- sites open to the public are Huanda- eggs in sauce). Tarascan dishes are María Goretti de la Misericordia; The setting for several events in ciscano, of the Concepción, of San A town that recovered after the vol- careo La Nopalera and Tres Cerri- churipo (spicy soup), minguichi (cheese and pepper soup), and ash ta- the Church of San Simón; the Parker the War of Independence. Here you Pablo, and of the Calvario. canic eruption of Paricutín. Visit tos—both on the shores of Lake males. Sweets consist of diverse ates House Museum with the San Simón can visit Independence Hill, the the Church of the Señor de los Cuitzeo—and Tingambato, an Early (fruit pastes), chongos zamoranos Church of Los Remedios, the Mu- Milagros and the Church of San Classic (AD 200–600) site with Teoti- tunnel; the Monument to Miners, (clotted milk), capirotada (bread and the former Hacienda of Jesús nicipal Palace, and the Constitu- Juan Parangaricutiro.