Articles of category "Michoacan"

Morelia, the capital city of the State of Michoacan, is one of the most significant colonial cities in Mexico. The city's downtown area is a UN designated World Heritage Site. Morelia is a university city and a home for dozens of writers, artists, philosophers, and poets. The State of Michoacan is the area with rich culture offering its visitors the whole lot from museums and large churches to typical Mexican highland towns.

Uruapan is a tranquil city of about 250,000 inhabitants situated at 1,620 meters above sea-level and defined as ?the world capital of avocado? and ?the cradle of lacquer?. Nestled at the southern reaches of the Sierras, Uruapan spills onto endless hills and valleys bearing avocados, oranges, bananas, and coconut palms. Uruapan is an important cultural centre with archaeological zones and Indian crafting towns like Patzcuaro named by the United Nations one of 100 Historic World Treasure Cities.