Cerro De Garnica National Park
Cerro de Garnica National Park is a national park in Michoacán state of central Mexico. It protects 19.36 km2 in the mountains of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. Geography Cerro de Garnica National Park is located 58 km east of Morelia, in the municipalities of Ciudad Hidalgo and Queréndaro. It is in a portion of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt known as the Sierra de Mil Cumbres or Sierra de Otzumatlán. The park covers mountain peaks and intermountain valleys, with elevations ranging from 1840 to 3000 meters elevation. Small surface streams drain the park including El Venado, a tributary of the Chinapa River. Climate The climate is temperate and subhumid, with a mean annual temperature of 15 C. Mean annual rainfall ranges from 1200 to 1400 mm. Flora and fauna The park is in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine–oak forests ecoregion, and plant communities in the include pine forests, oak forests, pine–oak forests, and fir forests. 172 birds species of birds have bee ...
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Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia (formerly called Valladolid). The city was named after José María Morelos, a native of the city and one of the main heroes of the Mexican War of Independence. Michoacán is located in Western Mexico, and has a stretch of coastline on the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. It is bordered by the states of Colima and Jalisco to the west and northwest, Guanajuato to the north, Querétaro to the northeast, the State of México to the east, and Guerrero to the southeast. The name Michoacán is from Nahuatl: ''Michhuahcān'' from ''michhuah'' ("possessor of fish") and -''cān'' (place of) and means "place of the fishermen" referring to those who fish on La ...
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