{"id":6579,"date":"2020-08-06T19:36:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T00:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitpatzcuaro.com\/item\/uranden-o-los-urandenes\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:53:06","slug":"uranden-o-los-urandenes","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/item\/uranden-o-los-urandenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Urand\u00e9n or Los Urandenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"><b>Between Springs and Champions<\/b> \ud83d\udea3\ud83e\udd47<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"4\">Located on the shores of the lake, Urand\u00e9n (formed by three islands now joined together: Urand\u00e9n de Morelos, Urand\u00e9n Morales, and Urand\u00e9n de la Cruz) is the lakeside's best-kept secret. Unlike the bustling heights of Janitzio, here the landscape is horizontal, green, and crisscrossed by waterways.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"5\">This place has a different kind of magic: it feeds not only from the lake, but from its own <b>crystal clear water springs<\/b>. This creates a unique ecosystem of tranquil canals reminiscent of floating gardens, ideal for quiet exploration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"6\">\ud83c\udfc6 <b>Cradle of Olympic Athletes<\/b> What makes Urand\u00e9n legendary is not only its landscape, but its people. This small town is known internationally as <b>\u201cLand of Champions\u201d<\/b>. Due to its geography and tradition, many world and Olympic medalists in canoeing <b>have come from here<\/b> representig Mexico around the world. You'll see children and young people training in their kayaks at dawn, keeping alive a tradition of strength and discipline that runs in their blood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"7\">\ud83c\udf3f <b>What to do in Urand\u00e9n?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"><b>Canal Walks:<\/b> Here, the boat isn't just transportation, it's therapy. Navigating the inner canals, surrounded by reeds and herons, offers a peace you won't find on an open lake.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"><b>Waterfront Gastronomy:<\/b> The culinary experience here is very fresh. There are small family restaurants (<i>enramadas<\/i>) where you can eat white fish, charales or a freshly made fish broth, practically with your feet in the water.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"><b>Crafts and Networks:<\/b> As you walk along its paths, you can see fishermen weaving their butterfly nets and find local crafts in wood and textiles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">\ud83d\udccd <b>Strategic Location:<\/b> Situado en la carretera que va hacia Erongar\u00edcuaro, Urand\u00e9n es el punto medio perfecto para detenerse, respirar aire puro y conectar con la <b>living nature<\/b> before continuing your route.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-path-to-node=\"10\">It is the ideal destination for those looking <b>authenticity<\/b>. Here you are not just another tourist; you are a guest at the home of the guardians of the water.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">After the peace of the Urand\u00e9n canals, you can continue your journey towards <a href=\"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/loc\/erongaricuaro\/\"><b>Erongar\u00edcuaro<\/b><\/a>, or cross to the island of <a href=\"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/item\/janitzio\/\"><b>Janitzio<\/b> <\/a>to see the contrast between calm and celebration.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entre Manantiales y Campeones \ud83d\udea3\ud83e\udd47 Ubicado a orillas del lago, Urand\u00e9n (formado por tres islas hoy unidas: Urand\u00e9n de Morelos, Urand\u00e9n Morales y Urand\u00e9n de la Cruz) es el secreto [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7641,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","citadela-item-category":[387],"citadela-item-location":[388,584],"class_list":["post-6579","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-islas","citadela-item-location-lago-de-patzcuaro","citadela-item-location-uranden"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/6579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/6579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=6579"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villapatzcuaro.com\/visitpatzcuaro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=6579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}