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Cerro de Garnica


Michoacán

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About Cerro de Garnica


Cerro de Garnica National Park.  This National Park is located about 50 kilometers from Morelia, within the Transversal Neovolcanic Axis; it protects coniferous forests, as ...

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How to get there?


  • Most important locality

    Morelia City at 38 Km.

  • Airport

    Mexico City International Airport 'Benito Juárez' - CDMX
    Toluca International Airport 'Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos' - Edo. de México

References and Transportation
  • Ways to get there

    On state highway number 15 Morelia - Cd. Hidalgo between the towns of San José Lagunillas and Pino Gordo.

  • Transportation facilities

    Private vehicle.

  • Mobility within the protected area

    It is only possible to travel along the state highway that crosses it.

  • Schedules

    Every day of the year.


  • Entrance fee

    In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Law of Rights for the current fiscal year


  • Average weather in the area

    Humid temperate



Cerro de Garnica in Mexico
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Activities and recommendations


Activities

  • Hiking

Recommendations

  • All year round is recommended to visit the Protected Area.
  • We recommend clothing for cool places, jackets, hats, hats, comfortable shoes.

Services


Services within the PA

Atzimba viewpoint on the highway


Lodging near the PA

None

Food service near the PA

None


Available services in the nearest locality to the PA

Banks
Hotels
Pharmacies
Restaurants

Nearest locality to the PA

Morelia City at 38 Km.

Admission fee


Protected Area entrance fee

In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Law of Rights for the current fiscal year

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Interesting facts

This protected area was established by President Lázaro Cárdenas to conserve the wildlife of the Mexico-Guadalajara route known as the Mil C...

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Attractions

Atzimba viewpoint on the highway.

Representative species of PA


Smith's pigmy tropical frog (Eleutherodactylus hobartsmithi), Bell's False Brook Salamander (Isthmura bellii), Gray-lined hawk (Asturina nit...

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You can see more representative species of Cerro de Garnica on the web site

Go to the Naturalista web site

Visitor regulations


Follow these indications to conserve the Protected Area

Do not leave or throw garbage

Contact


  • PA office address

    Without personnel.

  • Phone

    Without information

  • Email

    Without information

PA social networks
Gobierno de México
Medio Ambiente
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