The Tacámbaro pool

The Tacámbaro pool, better known as Ojo de Cielo, offers an unparalleled landscape surrounded by pines and oaks.

La Alberca is a lake located in a volcanic crater with a diameter of more than 750 meters and a depth of at least 35 meters. It is located in the Magical Town known as the "Balcón de Tierra Caliente", belonging to the municipality of Tacámbaro, which is located at an altitude of 1,650 meters above sea level.

The climate of the place is ideal for relaxation as it is described as a cool breeze with a warm wind, and this pool has water in shades of green and blue that make you want to swim in it, and of course you can do it, however you may be an expert or accompanied by one.

Here you can enjoy the scenery, take photos at the dock or rent boats from the local tourist agents, who you can easily locate and identify when you arrive in the area.

Legends of the Tacámbaro Pool

Like every lake in Michoacán, the pool or Eye of Heaven has a legend that involves the Purépecha King named Tacamba, who went to this waterhole to calm down. It also tells of the conflict that involved the King's sister, Ireri, who refused to be baptized by Cristóbal de Oñate.

An explanation for why little green and blue flowers float in the heart of the lake was created by the legend that tells how two maidens fought in the pool for the love of a man, however, they both drowned, which is why every spring mysterious flowers appear in the lake.