Pátzcuaro is one of the most important towns in my birthplace, Michoacán. Famous for being one of the epicenters of the celebration for the day of the dead, it has become a special meeting point, not only for those who are alive, but, according to its inhabitants, also for those who are dead and return to where they once existed.
Pátzcuaro's history is quite particular, being one of the main settlements of the Purepecha Empire, one of the largest in Mesoamerica, for which its inhabitants, still descendants of those natives, are proud to belong, possessing a language, a set of very rich traditions and culture, which the city itself treasures in its museums and monuments, making it so characteristic.
The city can be seen from a viewpoint that is specially placed to be able to observe the town and its surroundings, as well as its great lake, which is also famous throughout Mexico.
Just below the viewpoint, we can find "La Casa de los 11 Patios", a building from 1742, where in the middle of the 18th century the Dominican Nuns were established. The group of colonial buildings that integrate it gave origin to its name, where a great variety of regional crafts are exhibited and sold.
If we advance a few kilometers, we can find the Pátzcuaro Lake, where you can access to go to the island of the town, where you can find a multitude of handicraft sellers, as well as a monument to one of the fathers of the country of Mexico.
In the island, the main economic activity is fishing, it is also one of the attractions to visit the place.
On the top of Janitzio Island is this great monument with the figure of General José María Morelos y Pavón, work of Guillermo Ruíz, which preserves in its interior various murals with passages from the life of the great hero of the Independence. It has inside a staircase that allows to observe the murals and to arrive to the viewpoint in the fist of the monument.
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Inside you can see many murals related to Mexico's independence as you climb the statue.
