Ubicación: Morelia

The state capital is located approximately 63 km from Pátzcuaro in what was known centuries ago as “Guayangareo”, which in Purhépecha means “flat hill”. It was founded in colonial times with the name “Valladolid”.
Following the death of Don Vasco de Quiroga and after failed attempts by the people of Patzcuaro to prevent it, at the end of 1575, by order of the then viceroy Martín Enríquez de Almanza, the body of Justice and the City Council of Michoacán were moved to that city, with the subsequent consequent change of the episcopal seat and of the main educational and religious institutions, and of many of its inhabitants, ceasing to be – for better or worse – the capital of the province. Later, in 1828, its name was changed to “Morelia”, in honor of the insurgent General José Ma. Morelos y Pavón, who was born in this city. Ironically, Morelia was also the birthplace of one of the two ill-fated emperors that Mexico has had: Don Agustín de Iturbide.
Morelia itself has a first-class architectural value with splendid colonial buildings from various periods in excellent condition of preservation that would be difficult to list in their entirety in this space, however, it is enough to get to the center of the city to lose yourself among its unique pink stone constructions, almost all with a story to tell. It also has the hustle and bustle, services and amenities that any modern city can offer.

Museo de Historia Natural (MUHNA) Manuel Martínez Solórzano

Museum of Natural History (MUHNA) Manuel Martinez Solorzano

The Natural History Museum of the Michoacana University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo was created in 1986 with the aim of promoting scientific reflection and establishing a bridge that would allow society to get closer to nature. In 1986, biologist and professor of natural history at the University of Michoacán, José Luis Aguilar, created the Museum of Natural History of the Michoacan University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo.

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Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Alfredo Zalce

Alfredo Zalce Museum of Contemporary Art

A small French romantic style castle stands alone among the trees of the Cuauhtémoc forest. It was built in 1897 in the center of a triangular plot of land, where some Morelian families lived until 1971, when it was acquired by the State Government and a contemporary art gallery was created…

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Cuauhtémoc Forest

The Cuauhtémoc Forest is much more than an important lung of Morelia. Among its tree-lined paths, testimonies of multiple layers of the city's history are preserved. Founded as an indigenous neighborhood in the 16th century, with the name of Barrio de San Pedro, in the 19th century…

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Morelia Planetarium

The Morelia Planetarium (Planetarium Lic. Felipe Rivera) was inaugurated on September 29, 1975. It is equipped with a Carl Zeiss Mark IV projector, designed by the German engineer, Walther Bauersfeld and manufactured by the German company Carl Zeiss AG. with which you can observe more than 8,000…

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Benito Juarez Zoo - Park

The Benito Juárez Zoological Park, which opened its doors on Wednesday, September 30, 1970, materialized the dream of its precursor, Mr. Jesús Guzmán Villicaña, who in early 1968, proposed to Governor Agustín Arriaga Rivera to found an amusement park, an idea taken after working for some…

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Holly Week

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La Semana Santa en Michoacán no es solo una celebración religiosa; es un viaje en el tiempo que combina la ferviente fe católica traída por los conquistadores españoles con las raíces profundas de la cultura purépecha. Este evento, que se remonta al siglo XVI, se ha convertido en uno de…

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