A region of Michoacán
The forests, volcanic hot springs and mining towns of eastern Michoacán between Morelia and the State of Mexico: Los Azufres, San José Purúa, Ciudad Hidalgo, Zinapécuaro, Maravatío and Tlalpujahua.
1 Pueblo Mágico · 3 places to visit
Pueblos Mágicos in Eastern Michoacán
Map
Places to visit in Eastern Michoacán 3
3 places with their own page, grouped by kind.
Cities
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Ciudad Hidalgo · City · Michoacán
Old Taximaroa, the Purépecha frontier town facing the Aztecs, with a 16th-century church and obsidian-mirror cross, fruit preserves and caves nearby. -
Zitácuaro · City · Michoacán
Eastern Michoacán's main city, seat of the first insurgent government in 1811 and burned three times, on the highway to the monarch sanctuaries.
Hot springs
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Los Azufres · Hot springs · Angangueo
A steaming volcanic field in the pine forest above Ciudad Hidalgo, with hot sulfur pools, mud baths, lakes and cabins.
Top tours in Eastern Michoacán
Ciudad Hidalgo
Morelia City Tour
From US$33
Ciudad Hidalgo
Monarch Butterfly Tour (Departing from Morelia)
From US$200
Ciudad Hidalgo
Pátzcuaro Tour From Morelia
From US$113
Ciudad Hidalgo
Patzcuaro & Janitzio Private Tour
From US$83
Ciudad Hidalgo
Monarch Butterfly Private Tour (Morelia)
From US$371
Los Azufres
Route of health - the sulfurs from Morelia
From US$119
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Getting around Eastern Michoacán
Fly into Toluca (TLC).
Cities to start from: Zitácuaro Ciudad Hidalgo
Most of the region is reached by road: a rental car is the easiest way to see several places in a day, and buses link the larger towns.
When to visit Eastern Michoacán
Most of Eastern Michoacán is at its best in January, February, March, and December.
Month-by-month climate on each Pueblo Mágico's page: Tlalpujahua