Ziracuaretiro,
name which means “place where the cold ends and the hot
begins” in Purepecha language.
The foundation
of the town goes back years before the arrival of the Spaniards.
For its nature it is an attractive place, proper for the cultivation
of fruit.
In 1554 Don Vasco de Quiroga, planted five different species
of banana, brought from Santo Domingo Island; this is how the
cultivation of the banana in the region was born.
In 1831, it was
raised to the category of tendency, belonging to the municipal
of Taretan and on March 16th, 1922, it is constituted into municipal
annexing the ranch of San Andres Curu, haciendas of Patuan,
Zirimicuaro, Caracha and San Angel Zurumucapio.
Festivities:
November 29 to December 1 Patron Festivity,
offerings, long poles decorated with flowers, bananas, and pumpkins.
Altitude above sea level:
1,380 meters
Temperature:
Maximum: 37° C Minimum: 8° C. Tropical with rain in
summer
Handcrafts:
pottery, textiles, and objects made with vegetable fibers
We recommend
visiting:
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Parish of San Miguel Archangel, which conserves
18th century paintings
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San
Angel Zurumucapio:Where at different hours, the
different rehearsals of the great variety of music bands
are heard.
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Caracha,
where the cask of an ex-hacienda is found; place from where
a great variety of anturies
of different colors and bird of paradise are exported.
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Patuan:
It conserves the cask of the ex-hacienda which was built
by the Augustinian friars and which is famous for the elaboration
of sophisticated wines.
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San
Andres Coru: Place
where rustic furniture and “tejamanil”(thin
wood shingle) is made; as well as its banana, honey, and
avocado production; it has beautiful springs such as Cienfuegos
and El Ortigal.
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Zirimicuaro:
A place whose attractions are the cask of the ex-hacienda,
which is famous for its café production; its chapel
conserves in its interior the wooden pulpit and antique
images of “Niño Dios”
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Its
archaeology contemplates a wide zone covered
with petroglyphs which are located near to beautiful springs
such as “La Ziranda” and “El Tigre”.
  
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