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Parícutin Volcano
A cinder cone that erupted from a Michoacán cornfield in 1943, burying a village whose church tower still protrudes from the lava.
9 km · about 15 min drive
Michoacán, Mexico · North America
Santa Ana Zirosto is worth a stop: 15 minutes from San Francisco Peribán, 9km from Parícutin Volcano.
Santa Ana Zirosto is a town located in Michoacán, Mexico. With a population of 1,634, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Santa Ana Zirosto 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 Santa Ana Zirosto to your route.
Parícutin (or Volcán de Parícutin, also accented Paricutín) is a cinder cone volcano located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, near the city of Uruapan and about 322 kilometers (200 mi) west of Mexico City. The volcano surged suddenly from the cornfield of local farmer Dionisio Pulido in 1943, attracting both popularRead more
and scientific attention.
Parícutin presented the first occasion for modern science to document the full life cycle of an eruption of this type. During the volcano's nine years of activity, scientists sketched and mapped it and took thousands of samples and photographs. By 1952, the eruption had left a 424-meter-high (1,391 ft) cone and significantly damaged an area of more than 233 square kilometers (90 mi2) with the ejection of stone, volcanic ash and lava. Three people were killed, two towns were completely evacuated and buried by lava, and three others were heavily affected. Hundreds of people had to permanently relocate, and two new towns were created to accommodate their migration. Although the larger region still remains highly active volcanically, Parícutin is now dormant and has become a tourist attraction, with people climbing the volcano and visiting the hardened lava-covered ruins of the San Juan Parangaricutiro Church.
In 1997, CNN named Parícutin one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The same year, the disaster film Volcano mentioned it as a precedent for the film's fictional events.
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Santa Ana Zirosto is located in Michoacán, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.5348 latitude, -102.3232 longitude.
Santa Ana Zirosto has a population of approximately 1,634 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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A cinder cone that erupted from a Michoacán cornfield in 1943, burying a village whose church tower still protrudes from the lava.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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