Lugares para visitar en Pátzcuaro y sus alrededores

     In November 2010, UNESCO nominated Traditional Mexican Cuisine as an Intangible Heritage of Humanity,* which was adopted by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguard of Cultural Intangible Heritage, in Nairobi, Kenya                                Traditional Mexican Cuisine was thus elevated to the status of an expression of cultural life, taking into consideration its ancient beginnings – including recipes, ingredients, and techniques – that have been handed down for generations.      Specifically, Traditional Cuisine of Michoacan was acknowledged as a representative example of the more general Mexican Cuisine.      December 3-5, 2010, the seventh annual Traditional Cuisine of Michoacan Expo was held, and with renewed enthusiasm, commemorating and cel...

      En Noviembre del 2010, la Cocina Tradicional Mexicana fue declarada Patrimonio Inmaterial de la Humanidad por la UNESCO; la decisión fue adoptada, durante la reunión el Comité Intergubermamental para la Salvaguardia del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial celebrado en Nairobi, Kenia.                                                                                                     La Cocina Tradicional Mexicana, se planteó como una manifestación de cultura viva,...

This is one of the most important dates on the calendar for the people of Pátzcuaro.   It’s the day we celebrate our famous Virgin of Health – the miraculous figure to whom thousands of people make the annual pilgrimage of worship and honor. In 1536, the famous Don Vasco de Quiroga, the first bishop of Michoacán, charged the indigenous people (Purépecha) of the area with creating the image.   Using the pith of corn stalk, it was the ancient method used by the Purépechas to create their own images.   The center of the stalk is dried, pulverized, made into a clay mixture, and shaped.    The first home of the Virgin was the Chapel of the Hospital de Pátzcuaro and she was called “Salud de los Enfermos” (“for the health of the sick”).   But due to her reputation for miraculous recoveries of the sick, her name was changed to “Nuestra Señora de la Salud” (“blessed Mary of Health”). The pilgrimages to visit the Virgin became ever more popular and...

      Esta es una fecha muy importante para la Comunidad Patzcuarense. Se celebra a la Virgen de la Salud de Pátzcuaro, milagrosa imagen que miles de personas acuden a adorar y venerar este día de fiesta.         En el año de 1536, Don Vasco de Quiroga Primer Obispo de Michoacán, encargó a los indígenas de la región la realización de la imagen. Esta imagen, fue realizada en pasta de caña; una técnica prehispánica utilizada por los Purépechas para fabricar sus ídolos. En dicha técnica, se utiliza la médula de la caña del maíz seca, molida y mezclada.       En un principio, la imagen fue colocada en el Hospital de Pátzcuaro y la llamaron “Salud de los Enfermos”; pero debido a que realizara gran cantidad de gracias y curaciones a los enfermos, se le empezó a llamar “Nuestra Señora de la Salud”; nombre como se le conoce hasta nuestros días.      Con el tiempo, debido a la gran c...

           One of the most recent tourist routes being promoted in Mexico is that of the “Sol al Corazón,” referring to the “sun” of the Pacific coast, and the “heart” (inland) of Mexico .   The route incorporates San Miguel de Allende, Celaya , Morelia , Pátzcuaro and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo – destinations that provide rich tastes of local history, culture, nature, and cuisine, topped off with the breathtaking beauty of the Mexican Pacific coast.   For those already living in San Miguel de Allende or Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and wish to enjoy the entire gamut of Sol al Corazón, Pátzcuaro is the ideal midway stopover, due to its excellent location and proximity to the various freeways along the route. We begin our trek early morning from San Miguel de Allende – one of the most popular destinations in Mexico , and a world heritage site – followed by a stop in Celaya , famous for its dairy sweets.   Before reaching Morelia ,...