Erongaricuaro
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| Erongaricuaro (Erongaricuaro) |
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| Nickname: "Eronga" | |
| Country | Mexico |
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| State | Michoacán |
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| - City | 5,000 |
| Time zone | Central Time zone (UTC-6) |
| Website: http://www.eronga.com.mx/ | |
Erongaricuaro, which means "Place of waiting" in the Purepecha language, is a city in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. It is located about an hour and a half drive to Morelia and Uruapan or Uruapan And just 20 minutes from the famous Colonial town of Patzcuaro. The estimated population is about 5,000 people.
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[edit] History
[edit] The town
Erongaricuaro is hidden high in the mountains of Michoacán at 2200 m (7130 feet) of elevation. To the East is Lake Pátzcuaro, one of Mexico's highest lakes.
The town retains its ancient atmosphere. It consists of largely one-story adobe or plaster-over-brick buildings with red tile roofs. The streets are dusty cobblestones traveled by horse and car. The plaza has a fountain, stage and amazing collection of trees. Wandering the streets uphill, there is a cemetery and a chapel.
[edit] Culture
- Annual Flower Show
- Tuesday Goodness Market - with homemade breads and cheeses.
[edit] Entertainment
Jaripeos and parties and festivals are common thoughout the year.
[edit] Food
The nieve (ice cream), sold in shops on the plaza, is a delightful treat. There are many different flavors, made with water or with cream. Combinations of flavors add variety and taste. One of the most popular flavors is called pasta (paste). Popsicles made from exotic fruits make a pleasant taste adventure.
Except for early evening there is always food on the plaza.
[edit] Shopping
- Woman's craft market
- Furniture and woodcrafts.
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Notable residents of Eronga
During Mexico's postwar art scene:
- Trotsky, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera
- Roberto Matta, , Remedios Varo, Esteban Francis, Pierre Mabille, Benjamin Péret
- Gordon Onslow Ford, Peruvian poet César Moro, Anthropologist Miguel Covarrubias, Painter, "Carlos Mérida"
- Lázaro Cárdenas The popular President of Mexico, who was from Patzcuaro, was rumored to take his boat across the lake where no road reached. He began from his large mansion in Patzcuaro, which now houses CREFAL [[1]] and upon reaching Erongaricauro was free to make fiestas with his girlfriends in Mansion Las Rosas right on the plaza.
- Surrealist painter Wolfgang Paalen with painter and poet Alice Rahon, and photographer Eva Sulzer.
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