Ubicación: Ihuatzio

You can get to this town by taking the detour towards Guadalajara at the junction that connects the aforementioned highway with the Morelia highway. After approximately 10 minutes, you will see a sign indicating the direction to take to get there.
Ihuatzio means “in the house of the coyote,” and it is said that they are still abundant in the region. There was what could be called a Purépecha “military center,” since this place was the military capital of the empire.
There are remains of a large rectangle of approximately 400m long by 300m wide, used for the aforementioned purpose. Unfortunately, the plots and small fields into which it has been divided have almost made it disappear. Towards the western part of this place there are two ruined pyramids dedicated to the sun and the moon.
On the façade of the small temple dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of the place, you can see the sculpture of a coyote, alluding to what was mentioned at the beginning.
Ihuatzio is a town of artisans dedicated to making work in tule, chúspata, reed and panikua.
Once you have visited the place, if you wish, you can return the way you came to continue to Tzintzuntzan along the road or continue your way along a road that passes through other small riverside towns, such as Ucasanastacua, Ichupio and Espíritu, to connect later with Tzintzuntzan.