Nogueleras.--Lat. 18 34", long. 103 17", elev. 1600 m. A ranch about 10 hours by mule south-southwest of Coalcoman; oak forest.
Nueva Italia.--Lat. 19 02", long. 102 07", elev. 380 m. A town in the Tepalcatepec Valley, 59 kilometers by road south of Uruapan; arid tropical scrub forest.
Nuevo (Rancho).--Lat. 18 26", long. 102 07", elev. 520 m.
A ranch 7 kilometers by road north-northeast of San Salvador in the northern foothills of the Sierra de Coalcoman; arid tropical scrub forest.
Ocorla.--Lat. 18 38", long. 103 07", elev. 885 m. A ranch about 6 hours by mule south-southeast of Coalcoman; scrubby oak forest.
Opopeo.--Lat. 19 24", long. 101 37", elev. 2800 m. A village 16 kilometers south of Patzcuaro; pine and fir forest.
Orilla (La).--Lat. 18 00", long. 102 12", elev. 10 m. The site of a former hacienda of the same name near the mouth of the Rio Balsas; arid tropical scrub forest.
Oropeo.--Lat. 18 52", long. 101 48", elev. 300 m. A village in the Tepalcatepec Valley about 13 kilometers south of La Huacana; arid tropical scrub forest.
Ostula.--Lat. 18 30", long. 103 28", elev. 120 m. A village in the seaward foothills of the Sierra de Coalcoman, located on the Rio Ostula about 16 kilometers east-southeast of La Placita; arid tropical scrub forest and scattered tropical semi-deciduous forest.
Ozumatlan (Sierra de).--A range in the Cordillera Volcanica extending east-northeast from a point south of Morelia to Querendaro and reaching elevations in excess of 2600 m.
Palma (La).--Lat. 20 09", long. 102 46", elev. 1525 m. A village on the southeastern sh.o.r.e of Lago de Chapala; lake-sh.o.r.e marshes and mesquite-gra.s.sland.
Paracho.--Lat. 19 39", long. 102 02", elev. 2375 m. A Tarascan village in the Cordillera Volcanica, located 35 kilometers by road north of Uruapan; pine forest.
Parangaricutiro (San Juan de).--Lat. 19 30", long. 102 15", elev. 2200 m. A former Tarascan village that was destroyed by the eruption of Volcan Paricutin; lava and volcanic ash amidst open pine forest.
Paricutin (Volcan).--Lat. 19 30", long. 102 16", elev.
2200 m. at base and 2700 m. at summit. A volcano born in February, 1943; it ceased to be active in December, 1951, and is located at the north-northeastern base of Cerro de Tancitaro; volcanic ash and lava amidst open pine forest.
Paso Ancho.--Lat. 19 28", long. 100 52", elev. 1100 m. A small village 30 kilometers south of El Temazcal on the road to Huetamo; arid tropical scrub forest.
Patamba (Sierra).--Lat. 19 45", long. 102 21", elev. 3700 m. at summit. A mountain, the summit of which is about 22 kilometers southwest of Tangancicuaro; pine forest from 2000 to 2600 m.; fir forest above 2600 m.
Patzcuaro.--Lat. 19 30", long. 101 36", elev. 2200 m. A town near the southeastern sh.o.r.e of Lago de Patzcuaro; pine forest.
Patzcuaro (Lago de).--A large lake on the southwestern part of the Mexican Plateau at an elevation of 2165 m. It has no outlet. The lake is surrounded by mountains supporting pine and pine-oak forest. Along the southern and eastern sh.o.r.es of the lake are small marshes.
Penas (Las).--Lat. 18 03", long. 102 38", sea level. A small village on the Pacific coast; arid tropical scrub forest.
Pichi (Estero).--Lat. 18 01", long. 102 24", sea level. A brackish lagoon surrounded by mangroves and coconut groves, located just east of Playa Azul.
Pino Gordo.--Lat. 19 42", long. 100 45", elev. 2600 m. A ranch 37 kilometers by road west of Ciudad Hidalgo; pine-oak forest.
Placita (La).--Lat. 18 32", long. 103 37", elev. 20 m. A village on the coastal lowlands, located on the Rio Aquila; arid tropical scrub forest; tropical semi-deciduous forest along the river.
Playa (La).--Lat. 18 57", long. 102 33", elev. 800 m. A small village on the western edge of the lava flow of Volcan Jorullo; arid tropical scrub forest and some tropical semi-deciduous forest in ravines.
Playa Azul.--Lat. 18 01", long. 102 25", sea level. A village on the Pacific coast near the mouth of the Rio Carrizal; arid tropical scrub forest; coconut plantations; mangrove-lined lagoons.
Pomaro.--Lat. 18 18", long. 103 17", elev. 300 m. An Indian village in the southern foothills of the Sierra de Coalcoman, located about 3 hours by mule north-northeast of Maruata; tropical semi-deciduous forest.
Pozos (Los).--Lat. 18 30", long. 103 17", elev. 300 m. A ranch located about 5 hours by mule north of Coire; tropical semi-deciduous forest.
Querendaro.--Lat. 19 48", long. 100 53", elev. 1900 m. A town on the Mexican Plateau south of Lago de Cuitzeo; mesquite-gra.s.sland.
Quiroga.--Lat. 19 42", long. 101 30", elev. 2200 m. A Tarascan town on the north edge of Lago de Patzcuaro; mesquite-gra.s.sland and pine-oak forest.
Reyes (Los).--Lat. 19 35", long. 102 28", elev. 1500 m. A town in western Michoacan, 50 kilometers south-southwest of Zamora; mesquite-gra.s.sland, oak and pine forest.
Sabino (El).--Lat. 19 14", long. 102 03", elev. 1050 m. A hacienda about 24 kilometers south of Uruapan; arid tropical scrub forest, many streams, rice fields.
Sahuayo.--Lat. 20 05", long. 102 43", elev. 1550 m. A town just south of the eastern end of Lago de Chapala; mesquite-gra.s.sland.
Salada (La).--Lat. 19 07", long. 102 00", elev. 580 m. A ranch southwest of Lombardia; arid tropical scrub forest.
Salto (Arroyo El).--Lat. 18 45", long. 103 04", elev. 1370 m. A valley of the Rio Flores about 3 hours by mule east-southeast of Coalcoman; pine-oak forest.
San Andres (Cerro).--Lat. 19 48", long. 100 35", elev.
3950 m. at summit. A mountain, the summit of which is about 16 kilometers north-northwest of Ciudad Hidalgo; oak forest to 2500 m. and pine and fir forest above 2500 m.
San Jose (de la c.u.mbre).--Lat. 19 41", long. 100 50", elev. 2750 m. A ranch 51 kilometers by road east of Morelia; pine and fir forest.
San Jose (de la Montana).--Lat. 18 25", long. 103 06", elev. 750 m. A village sometimes called La Guitarra, located 14 hours by mule south-southeast of Coalcoman; tropical semi-deciduous forest.
San Pedro Naranjestila.--Lat. 18 17", long. 103 06", elev.
500 m. An Indian village in the southern foothills of the Sierra de Coalcoman; tropical semi-deciduous forest.
San Salvador.--Lat. 18 25", long. 102 08", elev. 700 m. A small village in the Sierra de Coalcoman, 37 kilometers by road northeast of Arteaga; arid tropical scrub forest.
San Telmo (Ojos de Agua de).--Lat. 18 37", long. 103 42", sea level. A small settlement at the base of Punto San Juan de Lima; tropical semi-deciduous forest and groves of oil palms.
San Telmo (Punta).--Lat. 18 18", long. 103 29", sea level.
A rocky promontory jutting into the Pacific Ocean, on which there is a lighthouse (El Faro); arid tropical scrub forest.
Santa Ana.--Lat. 18 27", long. 102 06", elev. 600 m. A ranch about 4 kilometers by road northeast of San Salvador; arid tropical scrub forest.
Tacambaro.--Lat. 19 05", long. 101 22", elev. 1820 m. A town in the Cordillera Volcanica; pine forest.
Tacicuaro.--Lat. 19 38", long. 101 18", elev. 2000 m. A village 21 kilometers east-southeast of Quiroga; mesquite-gra.s.sland and scrubby oak forest.
Tafetan.--Lat. 19 43", long. 100 52", elev. 1000 m. A village 40 kilometers by road south of El Temazcal; arid tropical scrub forest.
Tancitaro.--Lat. 19 20", long. 102 22", elev. 1850 m. A small town on the southern slope of Cerro de Tancitaro; pine-oak forest.
Tancitaro (Cerro de).--Lat. 19 25", long. 102 18", elev.
3870 m. at summit. An old volcano in the Cordillera Volcanica; the southern slope drops into the Tepalcatepec Valley; the summit is about 30 kilometers west of Uruapan; pine and oak forest on lower slopes replaced by pine or fir forest above.
Tangamandapio.--Lat. 19 56", long. 102 25", elev. 1700 m.
A small town on the Mexican Plateau between Jiquilpan and Zamora; mesquite-gra.s.sland and irrigated fields.
Tangancicuaro.--Lat. 19 52", long. 102 13", elev. 1770 m.