Lugares para visitar en Pátzcuaro y sus alrededores

At the most recent International Tourism Fair in  Madrid (FITUR 2011) , the “Route of Don Vasco” was hailed as “the best cultural tourism product.” We invite you to explore that very Route of Don Vasco, beginning in Pátzcuaro – the heart of the Route.   Stay at Hotel Mansión Iturbe, located on the plaza that bears Don Vasco’s name – one of the most illustrious in all of México.             Following the Route will be a unique experience for you: you will walk in the same steps that Don Vasco de Quiroga took, and you will sense the presence of a great visionary, leader, and humanitarian – a great man who began his work almost 500 years ago, and the fruits of whose labor live on and on.             Don Vasco de Quiroga is one of the most beloved personages in all of Michoacán.   He was a great benefactor of the indigenous (Purépecha) and is still...

      Recientemente en la pasada Feria Internacional de Turismo de Madrid (FITUR 2011), la Ruta de Don Vasco, fue galardonada como el Mejor Producto de Turismo Cultural.       Los invitamos a hacer el recorrido por la Ruta de Don Vasco hospedándose en Pátzcuaro corazón de la Ruta de Don Vasco,   en Hotel Mansión Iturbe localizado en la Plaza que lleva su nombre una de las más bellas de México.        Al recorrer esta Ruta, Usted tendrá una experiencia única; ya que puede caminar los lugares que recorrió Don Vasco de Quiroga y sentir la presencia de un gran visionario, líder, humanista, un gran hombre que inició su obra hace casi 500 años y que sigue viva.       Don Vasco de Quiroga es uno de los personajes más queridos en Michoacán. Fue el gran benefactor de los indígenas, a quien hasta nuestros días se le sigue llamado “Tata Vasco”.    ...

     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...