Banks in Patzcuaro

Bank´s Branches in Patzcuaro

There are four banks in Patzcuaro: Banamex, Bancomer, Santander and HSBC. They are all located in

downtown. Their address is as follows:

Banamex

Street: Portal Juarez 32

Bancomer

Street: Benito Mendoza 1211

Bancomer

Street: Iturbe 326

Santander

Street: Portal Allende 54

HSBC

Street: Ibarra 7

[...]

Share

Procession of Silence in Patzcuaro

Por Liliana Elena González

@mexatua

On Saturday during the Semana Santa celebrations, the downtown streets of Patzcuaro had an air of mysticism. Around seven in the evening, a parade of sorrowful mourners filled the streets, thus beginning the Procession of Silence. Each year, the faithful grieve the death of Jesus during this, the [...]

Share

7 Cities and Towns in the State of Michoacan

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

@mexatua

Morelia Morelia is the beautiful colonial capital city of the state of Michoacan. It’s located in the Mexican southwest part. The population is around one million.

Patzcuaro

Patzcuaro is one of Mexico’s most important domestic tourist destinations, a so-called “magic town” that lures thousands of visitors with its charming [...]

Share

Pueblos Magicos (Magical Villages) in Michoacan

Por Liliana Elena González

@mexatua

Michoacan is the only state in Mexico with 4 towns recognized as Pueblos Magicos: Patzcuaro in 2002, Tlalpujahua (2005),  Cuitzeo (2006) y Santa Clara del Cobre (2010).

Pueblos Mágicos (Magical Villages) is a Mexican goverment program initiated by Secretariat of Tourism (SECTUR) to stand out special towns around [...]

Share

Plaza Vasco de Quiroga (Plaza Grande) in Patzcuaro (video)

Por Liliana Elena González

@mexatua

There is a bronze statue of bishop Vasco de Quiroga in the middle of the quarry fountain at the center of Main Plaza in Patzcuaro. That plaza´s name is also Vasco de Quiroga aka Plaza Grande.

Vasco de Quiroga became the first bishop of Michoacán in 1537. He [...]

Share

Basilica Church in Patzcuaro (Video)

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

@mexatua

The Basilica of Nuestra Señora de la Salud (our Lady of La Salud) is the most important church in Pátzcuaro. It was built by order of the first bishop of Michoacan Don Vasco de Quiroga on top of a pre-Hispanic ceremonial center. The church served as the Cathedral until [...]

Share

Plaza Chica – Gertrudis Bocanegra in Patzcuaro (Video)

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

@mexatua

There is a plaza in Pátzcuaro named Gertrudis Bocanegra. It has a bronze statute of her in the center. That square is also known as “Plaza Chica”.

Gertrudis Bocanegra was born in April 11, 1765 in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán. Unusually for a woman of her time, Bocanegra had read the [...]

Share

The Ghislaine Loyre-de Hauteclocque Exhibit at Mistongo in Patzcuaro

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

@mexatua

This is a paints exhibition called “Entre dos mundos” – De la India al mundo Maya (Between 2 Worlds – From India to Mayan World. It will be held at Dr. Coss 4, Downtown Patzcuaro at Mistongo Restaurant & Gallery.

Join Susana Santiago, Mistongo´s owner at the Grand Openning [...]

Share

Why Michoacan will become Mexico’s #1 retirement destination

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

@mexatua

Join Linda Neil and me in the one day tour & realtors®  networking session Glimpse of Michoacán, the Real México!

Why is Michoacán unique and why should a broker be interested? John Glaab (Linda´s husband) has sent me the following list:

Michoacán, the world’s avocado capital  abounds with agricultural richness [...]

Share

A magic Town named Patzcuaro

By Liliana Rodriguez

The origins of the city now considered “magic town” have to be traced back to the 1324. It was the first capital of the Purepecha Empire, which was replaced later by Tzintzuntzan.

After the Spanish conquer, the bishopric of Michoacan was founded in 1538 with Vasco de Quiroga as the first [...]

Share

Follow me on twitter