Michoacan Adventure Tours

Michoacan de Ocampo (From michamacuan, Nahuatl for “the place of the fishermen”) is one of the 31 constituent states of Mexico. It borders the states of Colima and Jalisco to the west, Guanajuato and Querétaro to the north, México to the east, Guerrero to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Michoacán has an area of 59 864 km² (23 113.62 square miles). In 2005 census the population was at 3,966,073 people. Its state capital is the city of Morelia (previously known as Valladolid). Michoacán also contains the cities of Erongaricuaro, Cherán, Apatzingán, Huetamo, Zirandaro, San Lucas, Ciudad Hidalgo, Jacona, Jiquilpan, La Piedad, Lázaro Cárdenas, Los Reyes, Paracho, Pátzcuaro, Aquila, El Triunfo, Coalcoman, Puruándiro, Sahuayo, Uruapan, Zacapú, Zamora, and Zitácuaro. The state’s pre-Columbian sites include the ruins of Tzintzuntzan, Ihautzio, and Tingambato. The area around Angangueo in northeast Michoacán is famous for the beautiful monarch butterflies that spend the winter in the surrounding mountains.