Erongarícuaro

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Town
Nickname:  Eronga
Country	Mexico
State	Michoacán
Population
• Total	5,000
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Erongarícuaro, which means "Place of waiting" in the Purepecha language, is a town in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is located about an hour drive to Morelia or Uruapan and just 25 minutes from the famous colonial town of Pátzcuaro. The estimated population is about 7,000 people.

Erongarícuaro is hidden high in the mountains of Michoacán at 2,200 m (7,130 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.

• Annual Flower Show
• Tuesday Goodness Market - with homemade breads and cheeses

Jaripeos, parties and festivals are common throughout the year.

The nieve (ice cream), sold in shops on the plaza, is a delightful treat. There are many different flavors, made with water or cream. Combinations of flavors add variety and taste. One of the most popular flavors is called pasta (paste). Popsicles made from exotic fruits are a pleasant taste adventure.

Except for early evening there is always food on the plaza. Food in the evening would be atole (hot beverage) with buñuelos (light fried pastries) or tamales.

• Women's craft market
• Furniture and woodcrafts

• Lázaro Cárdenas - The popular leftist President of Mexico was rumored to take his boat across the lake where no road reached. He began from his large mansion in Pátzcuaro, which now houses CREFAL.

The Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City features works by these post-war artists:

• Trotsky, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Jean Charlot, André Breton.
• Roberto Matta, Remedios Varo, Benjamin Péret Gordon Onslow Ford
• Peruvian poet César Moro, anthropologist Miguel Covarrubias, painter Carlos Mérida
• Surrealist painter Wolfgang Paalen with painter and poet Alice Rahon, and photographer Eva Sulzer

• Municipal government site

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Eronga.

• Erongaricuaro weather
• Information about the municipio of Erongaricuaro, in Spanish
• Information about Erongarícuaro published on a website by David Haun, in English

19°35′N 101°43′W / 19.583°N 101.717°W / 19.583; -101.717