You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Mexico
  4. »
  5. Michoacan
  6. » Villa Escalante
Mexico Flag Icon

Villa Escalante Destination Guide

Delve into Villa Escalante in Mexico

Villa Escalante in the region of Michoacán with its 12,275 residents is a city in Mexico - some 164 mi or ( 265 km ) West of Mexico City , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Villa Escalante

Current time in Villa Escalante is now 12:11 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: Toluca, Puebla, Mexico City, Zurumutaro, and Zirahuen. While being here, make sure to check out Toluca . 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 Villa Escalante ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Painting around Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, Mexico

10:00 min by Anthony Holdsworth
Views: 12936 Rating: 4.79

Anthony Holdsworth leads a painting expedition to Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, Mexico. This slide show focuses on colonial and indigenous Purepecha culture and the arttists' work. Some Purepecha music ..

Rammstein (cancion de nuevo album 2010) ich blass flea

2:24 min by stark992
Views: 8405 Rating: 1.43

nueva cancion de la famosa banda alemana. ..


Our garden in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, México

3:17 min by ptzmichmex
Views: 2735 Rating: 5.00

We created a nature refuge in our back yard in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. The house construction was finished in October 2006 and landscaping began in February 2007. This video was made in July 201 ..

Guares de Patzcuaro

0:51 min by starbrite2000
Views: 2699 Rating: 5.00

Local traditional dances on Michoacan mexico ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.41 -101.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.41 -101.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Michoacán, Populated places in Michoacán, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.45 -101.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Endorheic basins, Geography of Michoacán, Lakes of Mexico

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.54 -101.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in Michoacán

Erongarícuaro

Erongarícuaro, which means "Place of waiting" in the Purepecha language, is a town in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located about an hour and a half drive to Morelia or Uruapan and just 20 minutes from the famous colonial town of Pátzcuaro. The estimated population is about 5,000 people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.58 -101.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in Michoacán