How to get there
From Mexico City by rail about 13 hours; by bus about 7.5 hours; by car on the MEX 15 via Toluca, Morelia and Pátzcuaro.
Uruapan is a town relatively untouched by tourism. It lies on the Río Cupatitzio in the middle of a wooded area and its chief assets are its mild climate,
lush vegetation and its beautiful parks.
History
The town of Uruapan (Tarascan: "where the flowers bloom") was founded in 1532 by the Franciscan Pater Juan de San Miguel and given the name San Francisco de Uruapan. It was laid out in a chessboard pattern and divided up into nine districts (barrios) which even to this day have retained their own individual character.