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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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