| Zacán comes from the Purépecha word meaning "stony place," because the town sits at the transversal mountain range on the skirts of the Volcano Paricutín. Zacán was one of the villages affected by the 1944 eruption. Year after year since 1971 during the month of October, the Artistic Competition of the Purépecha People is held, with participation from the towns and villages around Uruapan, Cañada de los Once Pueblos and the lake region around Pátzcuaro. |
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 At the festival a interesting mix of costumes could be seen. Here the are two examples of the Purepecha costume. I would identify the red over blouse and cross stitched skirt a costume from close to Lake Patzcuaro. The woman in the yellow apron to the right is probably from the immediate region or Angahuan. |
