7 Cities and Towns in the State of Michoacan

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

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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 [...]

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Pueblos Magicos (Magical Villages) in Michoacan

Por Liliana Elena González

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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 [...]

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Santa Clara del Cobre in Michoacán

By Liliana Elena Rodríguez

In pre-colonial times, the natives who inhabited this region used to give very high importance to the mineral veins that existed there, because they needed the copper to elaborate different everyday use articles, ornaments and tools (sometimes also made with gold).

Due to its location in the state’s mining area, [...]

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