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Island Attractions In Michoacan

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Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo , officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The State is divided into 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia . The city was named after José María Morelos, one of the main heroes of the Mexican War of Independence. Michoacán is located in Western Mexico, and has a stretch of coastline on the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. It is bordered by the states of Colima and Jalisco to the west and northwest, Guanajuato to the north, Querétaro to the northeast, the State of México...
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Island Attractions In Michoacan

  • 1. Isla Janitzio Patzcuaro
    Isla de Janitzio is the main island of Lake Pátzcuaro in the state of Michoacán, Mexico.The town of Janitzio, which means where it rains, is located atop the hill. Janitzio can only be reached by boats which run regularly back and forth from about 7:30 am to 6 pm, accessible from Pátzcuaro's pier . These boats can be hired to take visitors around other parts of the lake. The town is known for the butterfly fishermen who are skilled at lowering their butterfly-shaped nets to catch the local cuisine pescado blanco. The butterfly fisherman were also located on the back of the 50 peso Mexican banknote. The island is the subject of Silvestre Revueltas's 1933 composition Janitzio.
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