107
kilometers (66.49 miles) from Morelia
138 kilometers (85.75 miles) from Mexico City
51 kilometers (31.69 miles) from Zitacuaro
The
word Tlalpujahua comes from the Nahuatl and means "In the
puffed or spongy lands". The Insurgent Lopez Rayon was
born in this town, which was founded in the XVI century by the
Bishop Antonio de Morales, successor of Vasco de Quiroga.
Holidays:
March 21: Geranium contest
Holy Week
May: Annual Festivity of the roses
July 16: Our Lady of Carmen, the town's Saint Patron
November: Handcrafts fair
Altitude
above the seal level: 2580 meters (8,464.55 ft.)
Warm weather with rain in the summer and warm weather with rains
all year
Temperature: Maximum 22.7°C (72.8°F), Minimum
6.1°C (42.9°F)
Handcrafts:
Quarry, pottery, blown glass, textiles, artistic lanterns, straws
works and the famous Christmas ornaments of international fame,
which are exported to the United States, England, Romania, Japan,
among other countries.
Gastronomy:
Cheese corundas (Corn meal wrapped in corn leaves filled in
with cheese), stomach style mushrooms soup, mole (Stew prepared
with dry chili, tomatoes and spices), barbecue, carnitas (Pork
meat fried up with lard in a copper pot), chicken prepared as
carnitas, fried up with lard in a copper pot and jams.
We
recommend to visit:
- Parish of
St. Peter and St. Paul from the XVIII Century
- Former Monastery
of St. Francis from the XVI Century
- Museum
Hermanos Rayon
  
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