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Charapan Destination Guide

Touring Charapan in Mexico

Charapan in the region of Michoacán with its 3,615 citizens is located in Mexico - some 203 mi or ( 326 km ) West of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Charapan

Time in Charapan is now 03:13 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mexico City, Chilpancingo, Zirosto, Zicuicho, and Zacatecas. Being here already, consider visiting Mexico City . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Charapan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

VOLCAN PARICUTIN- MICHOACAN- MEXICO-MAVIPOL

0:29 min by mavipol
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Desfile de los Moros en Cocucho 2011

3:28 min by cotidiano399
Views: 1079 Rating: 5.00

Lugareños desfilando en honor del patrono del lugar: San Bartolomé Cocucho, en la población de Cocucho, Mpio. de Charapan, Michoacán, México. ..


PARICUTIN ANGAHUAN

1:22 min by hectorfergo
Views: 655 Rating: 5.00

Great wonder from Angahuan village. Maravilla de la naturaleza desde el pueblo de Angahuan en Michoacán, México. ..

Despidiendonos de Angahuan, Michoacan, pueblo que sobrevivio al Volcan Paricutin

0:54 min by borismex
Views: 592 Rating: 5.00

Despues de haber pernoctado en unas habitaciones-cabaña bastante economicas y folkloricas -nos toco de a 100 pesos por persona- , finalmente emprendemos el camino de salida de Angahuan, rumbo al sigui ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Charapan

Charapan is a municipality located in the north-western part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 233.16 square kilometres (0.17% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Tangancícuaro and Chilchota, to the east by Paracho, to the south by Uruapan, and to the west by Los Reyes. The municipality had a population of 10,867 inhabitants according to the 2005 census. Its municipal seat is the city of the same name.

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Located at 19.65 -102.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Michoacán, Populated places in Michoacán

Paracho

Paracho de Verduzco (often called merely Paracho) is a small city located in Michoacán, Mexico. Located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19|39|0|N|102|4|0|W| | |name= }}, about 100 kilometers (60 mi) west of state capital Morelia, it serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Paracho. It has a population of some 16,500. Paracho is well known throughout both Mexico and elsewhere in the world as hub of lutherie.

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Located at 19.65 -102.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Michoacán

Parícutin

Parícutin (or Volcán de Parícutin, also accented Paricutín) is a cinder cone volcano in the Mexican state of Michoacán, close to a lava-covered village of the same name. The volcano is unique in the fact that its evolution from creation to extinction was witnessed, observed and studied by human beings. It appears on many versions of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Parícutin is part of the Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field, which covers much of west central Mexico.

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Located at 19.49 -102.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1943 natural disasters, 20th-century volcanic events, Cinder cones, Destroyed cities, Geology of Mexico, Monogenetic volcanoes, Mountains of Mexico, Natural disasters in Mexico, Pyroclastic cones, VEI-4 volcanoes, Volcanoes of Mexico

Peribán

Peribán is a municipality located in the western part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. The municipality has an area of 331.87 square kilometres (0.56% of the surface of the state) and is bordered to the north by the municipality of Los Reyes, to the east by Uruapan, to the southeast by Tancítaro, to the south by Buenavista, and to the west by the state of Jalisco. The municipality had a population of 20,965 inhabitants according to the 2005 census.

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Located at 19.52 -102.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Michoacán, Populated places in Michoacán