Michoacán, Mexico · North America
Tupátaro is worth a stop: 15 minutes from San Pedro Tarímbaro, 24km from Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.
Tupátaro is a town located in Michoacán, Mexico. With a population of 1,581, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Tupátaro 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 Tupátaro to your route.
Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940 was a scheduled international flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles with stopovers in Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlán. On March 31, 1986, the aircraft serving the route, a Boeing 727 registered as XA-MEM, crashed into El Carbón, a mountain in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain rangeRead more
northwest of Mexico City. All 159 passengers and 8 crew members on board died in the crash. With 167 deaths, the crash of Flight 940 is the deadliest aviation disaster ever on Mexican soil, and the deadliest involving a Boeing 727.
An inquiry was opened by the Mexican government with additional assistance from the National Transportation Safety Board. The investigation concluded that the crash was caused by an explosion that originated in the wheel well. The wheel had overheated during the take-off run as it had suffered high drag on the ground, which was caused by faulty brakes. Fire ensued as the explosion ignited the fuel and hydraulic liquids, causing the fire to quickly grow. The aircraft suffered structural failure, due to the severity of the fire causing a large area of the fuselage to melt, and crashed onto the side of the mountain.
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Tupátaro is located in Michoacán, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.8135 latitude, -100.3073 longitude.
Tupátaro has a population of approximately 1,581 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.
Full driving guide for Mexico1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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.
24 km · about 30 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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