Tzintzuntzan was the ceremonial center of the pre-Columbian Purépecha capital of the same name. The name comes from the Purépecha word Ts’intsuntsani, which means "place of hummingbirds." The site inc
View of the yácata pyramids from the south end
Purépecha copper and brass objects in the site museum
View of Lake Pátzcuaro from the site
Excavations by yácatas revealing older structures
Pátzcuaro
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Pátzcuaro is a city and municipality located in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. The town was founded sometime in the 1320s, at first becoming the capital of the Purépecha Empire and later its ceremoni
Tzintzuntzan (Mesoamerican site)
…which means "place of hummingbirds." The site includes at least 1,000 archaeological features in an area that is at least 1,075 hectares. After being in Pátzcuaro for the first years of the Purépecha Empire, power was consolidated in Tzintzuntzan in the mid 15th century. The empire continued to grow and hold off…
View of Pátzcuaro
A statue of the Virgin Mary in indigenous garb
Street in front of Casa de los Once Patios
street next to the Plaza Grande