Patzcuaro is today, the handcraft center
in the purépecha lake region in Michoacán. Around it 
are unique and beautiful  villages such as: 
Tzintzuntzan, Santa Clara del Cobre, Cuanjo, Tupátaro, 
Erongarícuaro, Santa Fe de la Laguna, Tócuaro, Jarácuaro, 
Janitzio, and so on. 

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   The city of Patzcuaro was inhabited by the indigenous 
Purépecha towards the year 1300 after our era. 
Since then, along with Tzintzuntzan, front Lake 
Pátzcuaro, were the two cultural centers 
the region. Upon arrival of the Spaniards towards 1522 
(Cristobal de Olid) the last ruler of the Purépecha 
region was subjected (Tangaxon II) of Nuño Beltrán 
Guzman was looted and destroyed most of the 
populated lake. 
    It was not until the arrival of the "hearers" the father Vasco de  Quiroga or Tata (Father) Vasco in 1537, which changed the treatment 
toward natural for this region and he redesigned 
political geography of the place, taking at first 
Tzintzuntzan and then Patzcuaro as the
Main capital Bishopric of Michoacan (instead of
lakes). 
    Tata Vasco put into practice the ideas of utopia of 
Thomas More, continuing the cultural importance of 
Patzcuaro in this lake region around it built
Convents with different foundations - hospitals -- 
atriums, known locally looking huatáperas 
community productions in each specific craft, 
taking into Pátzcuaro to the cultural center of the region.

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   Tzintzuntzn, for example, retains its monumental 
yácatas (terraces) in front of the lake, the archaeological site that was the main temple - platform of the Purépecha capital in the area. You can also enjoy their handcrafts market outside of the monumental Franciscan atrium, Catholic religious complex of the sixteenth century where we can see: churches, convent, pozas chapels, open chapel, baptismal pool, in coffered (relief in wood), mural painting and syncretic devotion of articulated sculptures (hinged) made in corn cane paste from the sixteenth century. 

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    Other temples are admirable in Patzcuaro like: 
Basilica, The Company, the Humilladero, San Francisco, 
etc., but his monumental Plaza Vasco de Quiroga is one of the 
most beautiful in the country, there can begin a journey 
by handicraft shops and restaurants to enjoy in their, the typical cuisine of the Patzcuaro lake area of Michoacan. 

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    Special mention deserves the Museum - College of San 
Nicholas and the House of Eleven Patios, to discover the 
syncretic cultural evolution from the indigenous 
Mesoamerican until it Purépecha in the twenty-first century. 

    Patzcuaro, a magic town, love in sight, gives 
a pleasant and unique experience when you visit it.

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