Locality in Michoacan, Mexico
Locality in Michoacan, Mexico
Ihuatzio
, which translates to "Land of Coyotes" in the Purepecha language, is a town located near
Lake Patzcuaro
in the
Mexican state
of
Michoacan
. It was once the capital of the
Purepecha kingdom
. It was the capital until the change to
Tzintzuntzan
. As of the year 2020, it has a total population of 3,950.
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Geography
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Ihuatzio is located on the southeast of the
Lake Patzcuaro
, about 8 kilometers southwest of the town center of
Tzintzuntzan
. Its average elevation is 2,052 meters above the sea level.
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Climate
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Ihuatzio has
Subtropical Highland Climate
(Cwb). It sees the least precipitation in December, with an average rainfall of 22 mm; and the most precipitation in July, with an average rainfall of 355 mm.
| Climate data for Ihuatzio
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| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
22.8
(73.0)
|
24.5
(76.1)
|
26.7
(80.1)
|
26.1
(79.0)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
21.7
(71.1)
|
21.9
(71.4)
|
21.5
(70.7)
|
21.7
(71.1)
|
21.4
(70.5)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
22.8
(73.0)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
14.1
(57.4)
|
15.4
(59.7)
|
16.8
(62.2)
|
18.9
(66.0)
|
19.0
(66.2)
|
17.5
(63.5)
|
16.5
(61.7)
|
16.6
(61.9)
|
16.3
(61.3)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
15.2
(59.4)
|
14.4
(57.9)
|
16.4
(61.5)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
9.0
(48.2)
|
9.9
(49.8)
|
11.1
(52.0)
|
13.0
(55.4)
|
13.6
(56.5)
|
13.3
(55.9)
|
12.7
(54.9)
|
12.6
(54.7)
|
12.3
(54.1)
|
11.4
(52.5)
|
10.1
(50.2)
|
9.5
(49.1)
|
11.5
(52.8)
|
| Average rainfall mm (inches)
|
35
(1.4)
|
31
(1.2)
|
32
(1.3)
|
35
(1.4)
|
140
(5.5)
|
260
(10.2)
|
355
(14.0)
|
336
(13.2)
|
293
(11.5)
|
150
(5.9)
|
56
(2.2)
|
22
(0.9)
|
1,745
(68.7)
|
| Source: Climate-Data.org
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Archaeological site
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Ihuatzio is also the name of an archeological site located at the southern slopes of “Cerro Tarhiata K'eri”, just north of the town of Ihuatzio, in the
Tzintzuntzan
municipality, of
Michoacan
state. The site is some 7 kilometers south-east of Tzintzuntzan, on the south-eastern shore of the
Lake Patzcuaro
. Human settlements vestiges are registered from two different occupational periods; the first occurred between 900 and 1200 CE, corresponding to Nahuatl language speaking groups; the second group corresponding to the maximum development reached by the
Purepecha culture
, between 1200 and 1530 CE.
Galleries
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Inside of the Huatapera (enclosed patio) of Ihuatzio
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Vasco de Quiroga street by the parish
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Building in atrium of the Parish
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Local church
References
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