Santa Clara del Cobre
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| Santa Clara del Cobre | |
| Country |  Mexico |
|---|---|
| State | Michoacán |
| Municipality | Salvador Escalante |
| Founded | |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
Santa Clara del Cobre is the seat of the municipality of Salvador Escalante in the central Mexican state of Michoacán. The nearest big city to Santa Clara del Cobre is the capital of Michoacán, Morelia. The current population of the town is 11,959. In Santa Clara del Cobre they have had the tradition of working copper since prehispanic times [1]
Their artisans have obtained several national awards for the beauty of their work. Their work may be decorative and artistic or practical objects for commerce and home. The crafting of copper may be executed by several persons working in unison. The town has a large number of copper workshops which are located inside the town and the outskirts.[2]
The main attraction of Santa Clara del Cobre is their craftwork, but there are also several other tourist attractions. One of them is the Zirahuén Lake, which means "the mirror of the gods".[citation needed]
[edit] Further reading
- (2004) in Michele Feder-Nadoff: Ritmo del fuego : el arte y los artesanos de Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán, México = Rhythm of fire : the art and artisans of Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacan, Mexico, Gonzalo Arroyo Ríos (contributor), 1st ed. (in Spanish and English), Chicago, Ill.: Cuentos Foundation. ISBN 0974117102. OCLC ocm61137089.
[edit] References
- ^ Instituto nacional de estadistica, geografia e informatica. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
- ^ Santa Clara del Cobre. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
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