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Patzcuaro's Tzintzuntzan ruin site is built on a hillside above Patzcuaro Lake. The site offers a museum and
an expansive group of stone buildings built by the Tarascan culture in the 12th Century AD.
an expansive group of stone buildings built by the Tarascan culture in the 12th Century AD.
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Tzintzuntzan is Patzcuaro's largest site. There are several others in the area. The
artistic style is well developed with influenced from the Toltec and from Teotihuacan
artistic style is well developed with influenced from the Toltec and from Teotihuacan
Tzintzuntzan Patzcuaro Ruin Site, Michoacan, Mexico
Tzintzuntzan is one of several Ruin Sites near the town of
Patzcuaro on the shore of Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan
State, Mexico. The 12 Century site of Zintzuntzan was
built with a view of Lake Patzcuaro on a large platform
above the lake.
Patzcuaro on the shore of Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan
State, Mexico. The 12 Century site of Zintzuntzan was
built with a view of Lake Patzcuaro on a large platform
above the lake.
Reach Tzintzuntzan from the town center of Patzcuaro
via combi or collective taxis that leave from the old Plaza
(Small Plaza)
By combi, (Micro van) first go to Station and then get a
bus marked with orange for Tzintzuntzant.. 15 pesos
last bus returns at 6;30
via combi or collective taxis that leave from the old Plaza
(Small Plaza)
By combi, (Micro van) first go to Station and then get a
bus marked with orange for Tzintzuntzant.. 15 pesos
last bus returns at 6;30
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Tzintzuntzan Ruin Site is a large site above the town near Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan Mexico. The 12
Century site of was built on a large stone platform built into a hillside location with a view of Lake Patzcuaro.
Century site of was built on a large stone platform built into a hillside location with a view of Lake Patzcuaro.
According to the explainitory signs
throughout the Tzinzuntzan site, the
name means place of the
hummingbirds in the local language
called Purepecha.
The site is believed to be the main site
of the Tarascan culture. The stone
structures built on top of a large stone
platform at the side of a hill above lake
Patzcuaro have curving sections that
face the lake. Five buildings with
curved semicircular fronts and
rectangular backs are built in a line that
runs paralell to the shore of the lake.
Stairways lead to the top of these
structures that are thought to be
platforms for temples.
Tzintzuntzan is thought to have been a
political and religious center where the
ruling elite lived. At the height of the
development of the Tarascan culture
there were three sites, Ztintzuntzan,
Ihuatzio, a nearby ruin, and at
Patzcuaro, a site which is now beneath
the Spanish era town.
throughout the Tzinzuntzan site, the
name means place of the
hummingbirds in the local language
called Purepecha.
The site is believed to be the main site
of the Tarascan culture. The stone
structures built on top of a large stone
platform at the side of a hill above lake
Patzcuaro have curving sections that
face the lake. Five buildings with
curved semicircular fronts and
rectangular backs are built in a line that
runs paralell to the shore of the lake.
Stairways lead to the top of these
structures that are thought to be
platforms for temples.
Tzintzuntzan is thought to have been a
political and religious center where the
ruling elite lived. At the height of the
development of the Tarascan culture
there were three sites, Ztintzuntzan,
Ihuatzio, a nearby ruin, and at
Patzcuaro, a site which is now beneath
the Spanish era town.
The structures were made with
unmortared basalt slabs faced
with blocks of red volcanic rock
held in place by mud based
mortar. The structures were built
over older and smaller
constructions with a similar
design. They were filled with
stones and earth..
unmortared basalt slabs faced
with blocks of red volcanic rock
held in place by mud based
mortar. The structures were built
over older and smaller
constructions with a similar
design. They were filled with
stones and earth..
A model in the museum of the stone
buildings shows the curved structures that
face the lake.
buildings shows the curved structures that
face the lake.
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