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Michoacán · Mexico
In the destination Morelia, Pátzcuaro and the monarch butterfly.
In the photo: Garden and arcades of Quiroga’s center
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The city
Town near the north shore of Lake Pátzcuaro, about 45 km from Morelia, known for its carnitas and its artisan markets. The center has the Parroquia de San Diego de Alcalá and the main square. A few kilometers away is Santa Fe de la Laguna, the Purépecha village where Vasco de Quiroga, after whom the town is named, founded a pueblo-hospital in 1533.
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The local experience
The main church of Quiroga, beside the central square. The name recalls the Franciscan saint who gave the town its colonial name, San Diego Cocupao, before it came to honor Vasco de Quiroga in the 19th century.
Purépecha village on the shore of Lake Pátzcuaro, a few kilometers from Quiroga, where Vasco de Quiroga founded one of his pueblo-hospitals in 1533. It has the church of San Nicolás, the old hospital complex and pottery workshops.
