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The Perfect Getaway: Lake Pátzcuaro – At Your Fingertips!

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On your next visit to Patzcuaro , connect with Lake Patzcuaro. Live a unique, mellow experience. Enjoy the moment.   Take it easy.   In harmony with nature. Remember what it’s like not have to look at your watch.   Recall the small pleasures that are at our fingertips. Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan Mexico A tour of Lake Patzcuaro is an excellent “instant recall.”   And the easiest way is to make a boat trip to the island of Janitzio , one of the most emblematic places of Michoacan , and one of the favorite places to visit during your stay of our guests at Hotel Mansion Iturbe in Patzcuaro . Fishermen at Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico Janitzio is a destination of local, national, and international renown.   It is an indigenous community where traditions are preserved, and ancestral customs are honored.   Janitzio at Lake Pátzcuaro The only way to get to Janitzio is on one of the boats that leave from the “embarcadero,” o...

The Legend of the Fuente del Torito in Patzcuaro (Fountain of the Little Bull)

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In a Pueblo Magico (“ Magical Village ”) like Patzcuaro , there are bound to be many legends.   One of them pertains to the Fountain of the Little Bull , located just a block from Hotel Mansión Iturbe , walking down Iturbe Street toward the Plaza Gertrudis Bocanegra (“Plaza Chica”).   The fountain is part of just about any tour of Patzcuaro .   It’s one of the most well-known fountains in this Pueblo Magico . Such stories and legends are handed down from generation to generation and become part of the fabric of our community.   The Fontain of the Little Bull in Patzcuaro The legend goes this way :   A fountain was in the middle of Iturbe Street.   It was a cute little fountain.   But one day, a little bull got in the way of a man on horseback and distracted him, and the man was killed when he crashed into the fountain.   The fountain was put on trial and, after lengthy deliberation, it was decided that the fountain was guilty of ...

Discover the Magic Town of Tacambaro

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Tacambaro is another Magic Town in Michoacan , located just 55 kilometers (25 miles) south of Patzcuaro . Known as the Balcony of Tierra Caliente , it received its title of Pueblo Mágico in November 2012. Panorama of the Tierra Caliente Tacambaro is blessed with a fabulous climate and lovely, natural surroundings and avocado orchards. The pastoral area has a small lake (“pool”) and and extinct volcano surrounded by pines and oak trees. Another place you may want to visit is the Hollow Hill Ecological Park, which is a natural protected area from which you can admire the Tierra Caliente panorama, and visit the Magdalena Lagoon. In Purhepecha , the indigenous idiom of the area, Tacambaro means “Place of the Date Palms.” We suggest you take the time to get to know this Magic Town. The foreign paintings of the Virgin in the Santuario de Fatima are noteworthy. Santuary of Fatima in Tacambaro Sanctuary of Fatima in Tacambaro   ...