Michoacán, Mexico · North America
Tlalpujahua de Rayón is worth a stop: 10 minutes from El Oro de Hidalgo, 23km from Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.
Tlalpujahua de Rayón is a town located in Michoacán, Mexico. With a population of 3,530, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Tlalpujahua de Rayón 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 Tlalpujahua de Rayón to your route.
Tlalpujahua (Spanish pronunciation: [tlalpuˈxawa]; formally Tlalpujahua de Rayón) is a town and municipality located in the far northeast of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. It is a former mining town, home of the Dos Estrellas Mine, which was the leading producer of gold in the early 20th century. A majorRead more
landslide of mud and mining debris damaged this mine and buried about one-third of the town in 1937. Mining continued until 1959, but nationalization of the mine by President Cardenas in the 1930s led to the demise of the mine and impoverishment of the town. In the 1960s, a local by the name of Joaquín Muñoz Orta began making Christmas tree ornaments here. This eventually grew into what is now one of the largest producers of ornaments called Adornos Navideños SA de CV. In addition to this and another factory, there are about 150 small workshops dedicated to making Christmas items, with about 70% of the town's economy based on it.
In 2005, the town, with its narrow stone streets and adobe/stone houses with red tile roofs, was made a Pueblo Mágico as part of its efforts to attract tourism.
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Tlalpujahua de Rayón is located in Michoacán, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.8049 latitude, -100.1746 longitude.
Tlalpujahua de Rayón has a population of approximately 3,530 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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Essential numbers in Mexico
Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
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natural wonder
Fir forests on the Michoacán–State of Mexico border where hundreds of millions of monarchs cluster so densely from November to March that branches bend under them. El Rosario and Sierra Chincua are the main road-accessible sanctuaries.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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