Venustiano Carranza is a small city located in the northwestern part of the

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state of

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 ...

, in the region of the Chapala Lake. The city is still better known for its former pre-Mexican revolution name San Pedro Cahro, which derives from the town's patron saint and the last name of its original founders. Important spots in the town near the central square include a 17th-century church which has a clock tower. La Plaza is a town square structure that was recently renovated in 2005, which is packed on Sundays and town holidays and El Arco. There is a main farmer's market next to the municipal building and also a supermarket across the street. You can see mountains in the southeast part of town rumored to have a huge cross on a spot were La Virgin de Gaudalupe was seen. San Pedro Cahro is the hometown to many residents that are scattered all over the US with some concentrations in cities and suburbs like New York, Hawaiian Gardens, California; Chicago, Illinois; Fresno, California; Bakersfield, California; East Los Angeles, California; and Phoenix, Arizona; this is mostly due to the high unemployment in the region, but this little town is kind and people there are friendly, welcoming people. In July 2017, reports circulated that a

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might be forming in the Pueblo Viejo community. The reports were based on earth cracks filled with ash that formed in a soccer field. Ground temperatures were measured in excess of . Experts from

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concluded that the high temperatures were caused by

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ing of buried organic material, not volcanism. The purported volcano was linked with the 20th century volcano

Parícutin Parícutin (or Volcán de Parícutin, also accented Paricutín) is a cinder cone volcano located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, near the city of Uruapan and about west of Mexico City. The volcano surged suddenly from the cornfield of lo ...

. Venustiano Carranza is located near the edge of the Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field, which includes Parícutin, although Parícutin itself is about distant.

Events

From 21 to 29 June each year, a 9-day festival is celebrated commemorating the founding of the town and its patron or saint San Pedro. During the Christmas and Holy Week holidays many festivals are celebrated as well.

References

Populated places in Michoacán {{Michoacán-geo-stub

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