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Pátzcuaro
A Purépecha and colonial town of whitewashed, red-trimmed houses above Lake Pátzcuaro, home to Mexico's most famous Day of the Dead vigil and to butterfly-net fishermen on the lake.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Michoacán, Mexico · North America
Caurio de Guadalupe sits on the route: 20 minutes from Villa Jiménez, 52km from Pátzcuaro.
Caurio de Guadalupe is a town located in Michoacán, Mexico. With a population of 1,897, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Caurio de Guadalupe sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Caurio de Guadalupe to your route.
The Alberca de Los Espinos or Alberca de Santa Teresa is a volcanic crater lake that is located in a state protected area that includes 142 hectares within the Mexican state of Michoacán.
The body of water is located in the crater of an inactive volcano, whose highest point is located at 2,100 meters above sea levelRead more
and whose maximum diameter of the crater is 740 meters, which, based on radiocarbon studies, made its last short-term duration monogenetic eruption about 25,000 years ago. The water surface is located at an altitude of 1,980 meters above sea level, has a semi-elliptical shape with a maximum diameter of 350 meters and reaches a maximum depth of 29 meters. Due to its depth, the body of water undergoes thermal stratification, which is why the nutrients of the aquatic bed are resuspended, causing the water to turn brown in cold seasons. Once the suspended nutrients are absorbed by the plankton, they increase their population, turning the water green and blue in warm seasons.
In the site, which was declared a protected natural area on March 14, 2003, and a Ramsar Site on February 2, 2009, there are different species of flora, for example: Nogalillo, palo esopeta, flame coral tree, cazahuate, copal, white sapote, ceiba, white capulín, red logwood, chinquapin oak, white oak, bonpland willow, tropical ash, smooth mesquite, ahuehuete, huisache, carricillo, eucalyptus, chicastle, nopals, pink grass, wild pistachio, yellow trumpetbush, etc.
Within the existing fauna in the protected area there are species such as: Charales, blackfin goodea, bulldog goodeid, yellow shiner, eurasian carp, inca dove, lesser roadrunner, red-tailed hawk, gray fox, hooded skunk, bobcat, gophers, mexican cottontail, common opossum, etc.
Since 2005, the site has several places for tourist recreation such as gazebos, viewpoints, paved paths to descend to the lake and restrooms. Access is managed by the town hall of the municipality of Jiménez.
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Caurio de Guadalupe is located in Michoacán, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.9240 latitude, -101.8608 longitude.
Caurio de Guadalupe has a population of approximately 1,897 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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A Purépecha and colonial town of whitewashed, red-trimmed houses above Lake Pátzcuaro, home to Mexico's most famous Day of the Dead vigil and to butterfly-net fishermen on the lake.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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