INAH confirms that the Irecha, or Cazonci, the highest political authority, lived here, and that the city contained ritual spaces, plazas and yácatas. Tzintzuntzan has exceptional cultural continuity: Purépecha archaeology, Franciscan architecture, centuries-old olive trees, plant-fiber crafts, pottery, Night of the Dead celebrations and views of Lake Pátzcuaro.
Michoacán's tourism ministry presents it as a window onto the greatness of its Indigenous origins and the cradle of Purépecha culture.
