Puebleando en México 3D. Michoacan app for iPhone and iPad

This project is supported by the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) PEI 2016, through the program Stimulus to Research, Technological Development and Innovation in its modality PROINNOVA, number 230146.

Nowadays, Mexico is an inexhaustible source of colors from ancient times. Its history is present in the beauty of its crafts, culture, cuisine, festivities and traditions. Across the country are towns with these characteristics that have been named as Magical Towns.

Due to the beautiful characteristics of the Magical Towns of Mexico, LEARNING BY DIGITAL TECNOLOGIES, has decided to publish a technological magazine named "Puebleando en México 3D", in which are portrayed, in a technological and innovative way, all the elements that differ these amazing places, taking to the national and international tourists, a collection of images, 3D crafts and monuments in augmented reality that will take their breath away.

This issue is dedicated to the State of State of Michoacán and its eight Magical Towns.

In Angangueo can be enjoyed the streets and buildings with mining past. Another aspect that full of colorful this territory is the arrival of the monarch butterfly, which decorate the beautiful forests of this site, such as a special orange and black mat.

It is very interesting to know Cuitzeo del Porvenir, which has a historic center with extraordinary buildings, dating back to the colonial era; but in particular, it has religious temples showing the history and cultural richness through sacred art.

Secrets of pre-Hispanic, colonial and contemporary history are kept in Jiquilpan de Juárez. Currently, you can admire temples with magnificent architecture and great cultural wealth. Another important aspect is that in this land was born the Gral. Lázaro Cárdenas. His life and work have been recognised across national borders.

In this wonderful magic town, are made silk shawls; serapes; sandals; straw hats; yarn fabrics; saddlery articles and works on vegetable fibres, as well as miniature pottery.

Patzcuaro, was known as "The gate to heaven", because in this place is a special celebration for the day of the dead, when streets are colored of yellow with cempasúchil flowers and decorated with purple candles; this to venerate the souls.
This site has buildings from the beginnings of the colony. Its houses with adobe walls painted in white and its wooden shingles, allow to recreate an atmosphere of province, which transmits calmness for its inhabitants and visitors.

In Santa Clara del Cobre is important to admire and learn about the development of pieces of hammered copper, which have great recognition at national and international level. This place is the land of one of the best-known Mexican writers, José Rubén Romero, who was noted for writing novels as: La vida inútil de Pito Pérez.

Tacámbaro de Codallos is dominated by the tranquility of its people, the color of its historic centre and the beauty of its religious temples, that recreate prints worthy of being admired. This site enjoys extraordinary tropical and green mountains vegetation, as well as sugar, mango and banana crops. This environment is conducived due to its privileged climate.
In Tlalpujahua de Rayon, blown glass spheres are made. For that reason, is stated that in this site, Christmas is eternal. Another important aspect of this place is the cultural activity, since the Feratum Film Fest is annually performed, which attracts visitors from various parts of the Republic and the world.

Tzintzuntzan, is a singular and extraordinary magical town since it jealously guards its pre-Hispanic past, since there was developed the ethnic group of tarascan Tariacuri, who at the foot of Lake Pátzcuaro flourished and managed to spread in all the State of Michoacan.


For this and more, State of Michoacán has the culture and traditions that you were waiting to meet. For the moment, take this tour with Puebleando in Mexico 3D.