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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.
12 km · about 20 min drive
Michoacán, Mexico · North America
Puácuaro is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Janitzio, 12km from Pátzcuaro.
Puácuaro is a town located in Michoacán, Mexico. With a population of 1,807, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Puácuaro 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 Puácuaro to your route.
Lake Pátzcuaro (Spanish: Lago de Pátzcuaro) is a lake in the municipality of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico.
Lake Pátzcuaro lies in an endorheic basin, which does not drain to the sea. A watershed area of 929 square kilometres drains into the lake, of which 126.4 are the water body. The Lake Pátzcuaro watershed extendsRead more
50 kilometres east–west and 33 kilometres from north to south. Lake Pátzcuaro lies at an elevation of 2,035 metres, and is the center of the basin and is surrounded by volcanic mountains with very steep slopes. It has an average depth of 5 metres and a maximum of 12. Its volume is approximately 580 million cubic metres.
The Lake Pátzcuaro basin is of volcanic origin. At times it has been part of an open and continuous hydrological system formed by Lake Cuitzeo, Pátzcuaro and Lake Zirahuén, which drained into the Lerma River. Today, like lakes Cuitzeo and Zirahuén, it is a closed basin, although ecologists consider it a sub-basin of the Lerma-Chapala basin.
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Puácuaro is located in Michoacán, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.6022 latitude, -101.6747 longitude.
Puácuaro has a population of approximately 1,807 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.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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