As we leave Patzcuaro and head north around the east side of Lago de Patzcuaro (Lake Patzcuaro), Louise comes up with a suggestion that we visit the archeological site of Iuatzio and the village of the same name. The large and partially restored site was just a short drive off the main road, so it wasn’t a big deal to make this one of our stops for the day. The ruins feature two ceremonial pyramid type structures that overlook a large open space with a 12 foot wall on three sides. We were looking for the church with one of the carved stone coyotes that was moved to the bell tower from the ruins. Now this is one village in Mexico that doesn’t see many visitors. I say this because for the first time I didn’t see one taco stand or any other type of restaurant… What we did see as we were leaving was two or three little shops that were displaying their straw handicrafts, from furniture to Christmas decorations. We stopped in one of the shops just to see, touch, and perhaps buy something…well one of us did. Ken and Maureen found two beautiful armed chairs made from water hyacinth.
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