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Tunan Alto Destination Guide

Delve into Tunan Alto in Mexico

Tunan Alto in the region of Michoacán is a city in Mexico - some 171 mi or ( 275 km ) West of Mexico City , the country's capital .

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Current time in Tunan Alto is now 03:42 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Puebla, Mexico City, Zacatecas, Villa Escalante, and Tingambato. While being here, make sure to check out Puebla . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Tunan Alto ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Ixtaro

3:46 min by Isaias Tapia
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Mi pueblo ..

Tirolesa en Lago Zirahuen, Michoacan - 3/5

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Zip-line in Zirahuen Forest & Resort ..


Tirolesa en Lago Zirahuen, Michoacan - 1/5

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Zip-line in Zirahuen Forest & Resort ..

Tirolesa en Lago Zirahuen, Michoacan - 5/5

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Zip-line in Zirahuen Forest & Resort ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Zirahuén

Lake Zirahuén is a small endorheic lake in the Municipality of Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán state of west-central Mexico. Lake Zirahuén is a small, deep mountain lake, with a sandy bottom that is partially covered with mud. At times Lake Zirahuén has been part of an open and continuous hydrological system formed by Lake Cuitzeo, Lake Pátzcuaro and Lake Zirahuén, which drained into the Lerma River.

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Located at 19.45 -101.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Endorheic basins, Geography of Michoacán, Lakes of Mexico

Punzo family (copper crafts)

The Punzo family contains two of the best known copper and silver smiths located in Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán, Mexico. The family descends from copper smith Carlos Punzo Córdoba. The two main smiths today are brothers Abdón Punzo Ángel and Ignacio Punzo Ángel, each of whom has his own workshop in which their sons and grandsons work and learn the craft of working copper and silver.

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Located at 19.41 -101.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Mexican artists

Santa Clara del Cobre

Santa Clara del Cobre is a town and municipality located in the center of the state of Michoacán, Mexico, 18 km from Pátzcuaro and 79 km from the state capital of Morelia. While the official name of the municipality is Salvador Escalante, and the town is often marked as "Villa Escalante" or "Salvador Escalante" on maps, both entities are interchangeably called Santa Clara del Cobre. The town is part of the Pátzcuaro region of Michoacán, and ethnically dominated by the P'urhépecha people.

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Located at 19.41 -101.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Michoacán, Populated places in Michoacán, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

Tingambato

Tingambato is a municipality in the north-central part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. Its municipal seat is the city of the same name. The municipality has an area of 188.77 square kilometres (0.32% of the surface of the state) and is bordered by the north by the municipalites of Nahuatzén and Erongarícuaro, to the east by Pátzcuaro and Salvador Escalante, to the south by Ziracuaretiro, and to the west by Uruapan.

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Located at 19.50 -101.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Michoacán, Populated places in Michoacán

Tocuaro

Tocuaro is a small village near Lake Pátzcuaro in the Mexican state of Michoacán. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19.539|-101.694|type:city_region:MX|||||| |primary |name= }} 45px This article about a location in the Mexican state of Michoacán is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. vte it is 340 km. from Mexico city.

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Located at 19.54 -101.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Michoacán