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Tangancícuaro
is a Chichimecas word, it meaning "three
eyes instead of water", although other authors
give the meaning of "where stakes nailed
into the ground." The first meaning refers
to locations in the vicinity of the village: Junguarán,
and Cupatitzio Camécuaro.
The
municipal seat is the city of Tangancícuaro
de Arista. Tangancícuaro is at an altitude
of 1,700 meters above sea level, with an area
of 387.95 km². Its population was estimated
at 33,815 in 1996 and has a slightly negative
population growth attributed to emigration to
the interior and outside of the country. It is
bordered on the north by Zamora, Jacona and Tlazazalca,
to the east by Purépero and Chilchota,
to the south by Charapan, Los Reyes and Tingüindin,
and to the west by Tangamandapio. Its distance
to the State Capital is 134 kilometers. It has
three lakes: Junguarán, Camécuaro
and Cupatziro and the Duero river.
The economy is based on agriculture
with some industry and tourism. Tourist locations
include Camécuaro Lake and the National
Park of Camécuaro.
This is a potter’s adventure
among the villages and artisans of Michoacan,
one of the most diverse pottery areas in Mexico
and a beautiful landscape of lakes, volcanoes,
colonial cities and mud plastered villages. We
will visit Purepecha potters in seven indigenous
villages whose techniques range from purely pre-Colombian
in heritage to colonial Spanish. The pottery covers
the spectrum from functional cookware to ornately
decorated gallery pieces and just about everything
in between.
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Church
of Our Lady of The Assumption |
| Centro,
Tangancícuaro |
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The Church
of the Assumption, dating from the eighteenth
century, is located in the town. In view
of the l985 earthquake asotó that
the country also affects the callendose
part of the building facade and one of its
towers.
In the seventeenth century
gave the name of the Assumption Tangancícuaro
and the administration relied on religious
Jacona while dependent on the civil jurisdiction
of Zamora. City Council had in 1822, was
2.219 inhabitants engaged in agriculture
and produce corn, wheat and lentils.
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Lago de Camécuaro
National Park |
| Carretera
Fed. No. 15 entrada poniente a Tangancícuaro |
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Lago de Camécuaro.
Known and recognized attractive
tourist of the West of the country;
Lake that forms from but of 1.300
fresh water springs, clear and crystalline
that they emanate in this same place,
surroundings of exuberante vegetation
and a climate agradable; the climate
is (a) C (W1) (w) to (e) g, defined
as a climate of semiwarm type, with
temperature annual average of 18.5°C,
the warmest month is May with 23.3°C
and the coldest month is December
with 14.7°C, the annual precipitation
is of 900,6 mm, being the time of
rains in summer. tempering in the
day, fresh in the nights 365 days
to the year.
The surface of the
lake is considered in 1.5 has, with
a Maxima depth of 5-6 m; the shores
are to a large extent conformed by
"ahuehuetes" or "sabinos"
(Taxodium mucronatum). This causes
that their waters are very crystalline.
At heart are 2 types of vegetation,
filamentous seaweed and Chara sp.
The submerged trunks and roots that
characterize the bottoms form an ideal
habitat for the black lobina. The
lake drains through the River Las
Adjuntas.
The park has been
the setting for several movies were
filmed there, among which: "The
Christ of my head", "Panfucio
Sanctourum", "Caminos de
Michoacán", "Serafin,"
among others.
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Patamban,
donde color y aroma se funden |
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In a town dominated by
coniferous forest with Oyamel and pine and
mixed forest, the favorite places for camping,
climbing and mountaineering are Patamban
of Cerro Grande and Cerro Azul. Floara major
ecosystems and wildlife are concentrated
in the mountains and hills Patamban of Tangancícuaro.
Patamban is about 2 hours
from Pátzcuaro near San Jose de Gracia
and Ocumicho and is famous for its low-temperature
and high-temperature ceramics. We were lucky
enough to stumble upon an amazing ceramics
cooperative and a world-renowned ceramicist;
but there are numerous workshops and stores
in town, each with their own style and
traditions.
Each year, on the last
Sunday of October, the community of Patamban
organizes the traditional Feast of Christ
King, which attracts national and international
visitors. Its clean and stoned streets are
covered by precious saw-dust and flower
rugs, decorated with multicolored hanging
figures which await the pass of the Holy
Sacrament in the hands of the parish priest
who is followed by hundreds of faithful
who come to the procession |
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.Handcrafts
of San José de Gracia and Patamban |
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Zone
Very close
to Tangancicuaro there is a
rich handcraft and gastronomy
region, where the more important
communities are communities:
Patamban, Ocumicho and San Jose,
which are located on the skirts
of the great mountain of Patamban,
the second important elevation
in the state of Michoacan; it's
important to visit the Temple
of St. Francis and the Temple
of St. Peter in Ocumicho, without
forgetting to visit the workshop-houses
(women that work): polychrome
ceramic in Ocumicho and the
fine pottery in Patamban.
Figures with
unique style; the pots in Patamban,
little devils in Ocumicho and
the pineapples in San Jose
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|Bosques
de la Sierra, Cerro Grande de Patamban |
| Alrededores
de Patamban |
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In a town dominated
by coniferous forest with Oyamel and pine and
mixed forest, the favorite places for camping,
climbing and mountaineering are Patamban of Cerro
Grande and Cerro Azul. Floara major ecosystems
and wildlife are concentrated in the mountains
and hills Patamban of Tangancícuaro.
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Enjoy Lighting estaq colossal structure
with its towers of 100 m in height. |
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