The Tarascan ruins of Tzintzuntzan are one of the chief ancient sites in Michoacan, Mexico

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Protected as a national archaeological park, the Tarascan ruins of Tzintzuntzan are one of the chief ancient sites in Michoacan and consist of five yacatas, or round-based temples situated on a terraced hillside above Lake Patzcuaro and the village of Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan, Mexico

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