Lugares para visitar en Pátzcuaro y sus alrededores

In Patzcuaro , temporary art shows are constantly coming and going at the “Centro Cultural Antiguo Colegio Jesuita” .   Such shows normally remain for three to four weeks, so there’s rarely a dull moment.  Expostion in Pátzcuaro from Alfonso Pacheco Hernández  Temporary Expositions in Pátzcuaro at the Cultural Center "Antiguo Colegio Jesuita" During this Holy Week and Easter vacation , we are being treated to an interesting exposition – which remains until April 26 – called simply, “Christs,” by the architect Alfonso Pacheco Hernández.  Christs an Exposition in Pátzcuaro  Cultural Events during the Holy Week and Easter Vacations in Patzcuaro We have received good reviews about this show from our guests at Hotel Mansion Iturbe .   Our guests can’t always get to all the interesting outlying areas of our Magical Town during their visit, so Mr. Pacheco brought them to us, in the form of photographs of figures of Christ from temples all over Michoaca...

Some days ago, we had the occasion to visit the Museum of Art and Indigenous Industries in Patzcuaro , located just a couple blocks from Hotel Mansión Iturbe .   We wanted to see “ Sweetcorn in the Purépecha Region : Food, Religion, and Work.”    Sweetcorn in the Purépecha Región at the Museum in Patzcuaro It’s an interesting exposition that shows the history of sweetcorn – a plant of tremendous importance that is a part of our civilization, and a history that goes back nine thousand years.  Exposition at the Museum in Patzcuaro The show, presented in a very entertaining manner, was a series of graphics, photographs, and objects made with sweetcorn .  The Altar to San Isidro Labrador at the Exposition in Pátzcuaro The history of sweetcorn   We learned that certain soil types are necessary for a successful crop; that there are different varieties of sweetcorn in the region , and perhaps most interesting of all, the wide diversity of dishes t...