Ucareo – “Oasis of Eastern Michoacán”
      Our guests at Mansión  Iturbe quickly become “regulars” at our very own Restaurante Doña Paca, where  many patrons are introduced for the first time to the traditional liqueurs of  Ucareo.  Unfortunately, most of these people don’t have the chance  to visit this picturesque village in eastern Mochoacán.  But if  they can  squeeze in the trip, they will not be  disappointed.                                 We find  Ucareo just 60 kilometers (about 40 miles) from Morelia, near the city of  Zinapécuaro.  It is accessed either by the Autopista de Occidente,  or the Morelia-Maravatío highway.  Located in a cold and wooded  area, Ucareo has a well-established fruit tradition that dates from the  sixteenth century when the Augustinian evangelists  arrived.                                       The  principal fruits – plum, pear, and quince – are harvested and prepared for  national and internat...


 
 
 
 
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