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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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Michoacán, Mexico · North America
Lagunillas is worth a stop: 15 minutes from El Pedregal, 21km from Pátzcuaro.
Lagunillas is a town located in Michoacán, Mexico. With a population of 2,494, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Lagunillas 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 Lagunillas to your route.
The municipality of Lagunillas is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. Its municipal seat is Lagunillas, Michoacán. It is bordered on the north and east by Morelia, south and west with Huiramba and Tzintzuntzan. Its distance from the state capital is 30 kilometers by the federal highway Morelia-PatzcuaroRead more
number 14. Lagunillas (small lakes) owes its name to the system of lakes and ponds that existed in ancient times in the region. During the colony a population center type hacendario. This place was called “Hacienda de Lagunillas”. By running the years the economic and social life revolved around the farm until the year of 1930 when “La Reforma Agraria” (the agrarian reform) took place.
The town owes its name to the ancient system of lakes and ponds that in ancient times there were in that region. It is located north of the State at an altitude of 2100 meters above sea level. It has an area of 83.23 km2 and represents 0.14 percent of the total state. Its highlight is constituted by the Sistema Volcánico Transversal (the Volcanic transversal System), intermountains and valleys, La sierra del Tigre (the Tiger Hill) and el cerro del Águila (the Eagle Mountain). Its hydrography is constituted by El río Prieto (Prieto River) and el río de Cuanajo (the Cuanajo river). The climate is mild with rain in summer. It has an annual rainfall of 784.6 millimeters and temperatures ranging from 11.2 to 38.5°C. In the town forest predominates mixed with pine, oak and cedar.
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Lagunillas is located in Michoacán, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.5637 latitude, -101.4155 longitude.
Lagunillas has a population of approximately 2,494 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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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