
147
kilometers (91.34 miles) from Morelia
198 kilometers (123.03 miles) from Mexico City
Place
rounded by mountains with pines, oyamel and cedar. It has the
biggest Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary located in the Campanario
Hill in the Rosario Common Land.
Holidays:
January 6 Civic festivity of Melchor Ocampo Birthday
Altitude
above the sea level: 2,300 meters (7,545.92 ft.)
Warm weather with rains in the summer
Temperature: Maximum 25.4°C (77.72°F), Minimum
4°C (39.2°F)
Handcrafts: Colonial furniture and works of wood turned
and assembled
Gastronomy: Regional mole (stew prepared with dry chili,
tomatoes and spices), rice, sweet tamales (corn meal wrapped
in corn husk) and sheep barbecue.
We
recommend to visit:
- Temple of
Santo Niño de Atocha
- Former Estate
Las Trojes
- Temple of
St. Cristóbal
- Monarch Butterfly
Sanctuary "El Rosario"
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