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The name Zacan comes from the Purepecha language and it means "stony"; it is known as "stony place". It is located in the Volcanic Transversal Mountain Range, locally known as Meseta Purepecha and Uruapan Mountain Range. For centuries Zacan had remained relatively isolated from the near cities.

Located on the mountain side of the Paricutin, it was one of the towns affected by the volcano eruption in 1943.

Festivities:

• June 24 Celebration to San Juan Bautista
• July 26 Festivity in honor of Santa Ana
• November Traditional Agriculture, Cattle, and Commerce Fair
• December 12 Celebration to the Virgin of Guadalupe
• October the Artistic Contest of the Purepecha Race, the towns ofUruapan's Mountain Range, the ones from the Ravine of the Eleven towns, and the ones from the Lake Zone of Patzcuaro assist; it isannually celebrated.
• There are Pirekuas Contests
• Musical Orchestras
• Sones Abajeños
• Dance of the Elders
• Artistic Contest

Altitude above sea level: 1,990 meters
Temperature Maximum: 25° C Minimum: 8° C
Handicrafts:
Pottery, pots and objects made of vegetable fibers.
Gastronomy:
Churipo, atole de maiz, and tepache

We recommend visiting:

• The Sanctuary of the Virgin of Guadalupe
  
• The XVI century Chapel of Santa Rosa