ISLA DE JANITZIO.
Janitzio has several meaning, among them: " Place
where it rains ", " Hair of elote ", and "Place
of Fishing ". Colorful place located in the central part
of the lake of Pátzcuaro. The indigenous community of
the pueblito has conserved the authenticity of its customs,
like the language purépecha, clothes and the velación
at night of deads, ceremony that each november 1st and 2nd attracts
visitors worldwide. In the top, a monument 40 meters high was
elevated in memory of Generalissimo Don Jose Maria Morelos and
Pavón. In the interior the painter Ramon Alva de la Canal
printed the life of the hero.
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Gob. Michoacán
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