Lázaro Cárdenas

Lázaro
Cardenas
A GEM OF MICHOACÁN
ENGLISH 7 | TEAM 4
OCTAVIO EMMANUEL RÍOS FLORES

ALBERTO PUERTO RODRIGUEZ
JONATHAN NAVA MORÁN
LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY
THE CITY OF LAZARO CARDENAS

IS ONE OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF
MICHOACÁN THAT BORDERS THE
STATE OF GUERRERO TO THE
EAST, THE MUNICIPALITY OF
ARTEAGA TO THE NORTH, THE
MUNICIPALITY OF AQUILA TO THE
EAST AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN TO
THE SOUTH.
CLIMATE & HYDROGRAPHY
THE HYDROGRAPHY IS DOMINATED BY THE SIGNIFICANT

BALSAS RIVER, WHICH SERVES AS A NATURAL
BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE STATES OF MICHOACÁN AND
IT HAS A TROPICAL SAVANNA CLIMATE, WITH WARM GUERRERO AND IS ONE OF THE LONGEST RIVERS IN
TEMPERATURES YEAR-ROUND, TYPICALLY RANGING MEXICO. IN ADDITION TO THE BALSAS, THE
BETWEEN 25 AND 30°C. THE RAINY SEASON LASTS MUNICIPALITY HAS OTHER IMPORTANT WATER BODIES,
FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER. SUCH AS THE CHUTA RIVER AND THE VERDE CREEK, AS
WELL AS THE JOSÉ MARÍA MORELOS DAM, WHICH AIDS
IN WATER SUPPLY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE
REGION.
HISTORY
LÁZARO CÁRDENAS, MICHOACÁN, HAS A HISTORY THAT

DATES BACK TO PRE-HISPANIC TIMES, WHEN THE
REGION, THEN KNOWN AS ZACATULA, WAS CONTESTED
BETWEEN THE PURÉPECHA AND MEXICA CIVILIZATIONS.
DURING THE COLONIAL PERIOD, THE SPANISH
ESTABLISHED SETTLEMENTS AND A SHIPYARD FOR
PACIFIC EXPLORATIONS.
IN THE 20TH CENTURY, THE AREA WAS INITIALLY NAMED

MELCHOR OCAMPO, AND FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF
FORMER PRESIDENT LÁZARO CÁRDENAS IN 1970, THE
MUNICIPALITY WAS RENAMED IN HIS HONOR. IN THE
1970S, IT GREW INTO AN INDUSTRIAL HUB,
PARTICULARLY IN STEEL PRODUCTION, THANKS TO ITS
STRATEGIC PACIFIC PORT, WHICH REMAINS VITAL FOR
INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
CULTURE AND TRADITIONS
PATRON SAINT
FESTIVALS
DANCE OF THE
VIEJITOS
DAY OF THE
DEAD
SEA
FESTIVITIES IN
LAZARO
CARDENAS
HOLY WEEK
ECONOMY
LÁZARO CÁRDENAS IS A KEY CENTER FOR THE STEEL

INDUSTRY IN MEXICO, DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF
MAJOR PLANTS LIKE ARCELORMITTAL, ONE OF THE
LARGEST STEEL PRODUCERS IN LATIN AMERICA. STEEL
PRODUCTION AND RELATED PRODUCTS ARE ESSENTIAL
TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY, PROVIDING DIRECT JOBS
LÁZARO CÁRDENAS HAS ONE OF MEXICO'S AND LATIN AND FOSTERING A CHAIN OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN
AMERICA’S MOST IMPORTANT PORTS, THE PORT OF THE REGION.
LÁZARO CÁRDENAS, WHICH HANDLES A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, ESPECIALLY WITH
ASIA. THIS PORT IS CRUCIAL FOR TRADING PRODUCTS
LIKE AUTOMOBILES, MACHINERY, ELECTRONICS, AND
CONSUMER GOODS. THE PORT ACTIVITY DRIVES THE
GROWTH OF OTHER LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES, GENERATING JOBS AND ATTRACTING
FOREIGN INVESTMENT.
TOURISM
PLAYA AZUL IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR THE LÁZARO CÁRDENAS BOARDWALK, LOCATED NEAR LÁZARO CÁRDENAS, AT IXTAPILLA BEACH,
BEACH DESTINATIONS IN LÁZARO CÁRDENAS. ALONG THE BALSAS RIVER, OFFERS A THERE IS A TURTLE SANCTUARY WHERE TOURISTS
WITH SOFT SAND AND THE WARM WATERS OF THE PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE PORT AND CAN PARTICIPATE IN TURTLE RELEASE
PACIFIC OCEAN, IT’S AN IDEAL SPOT TO RELAX, SURROUNDING AREAS. IT’S A RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY DURING NESTING
SWIM, AND ENJOY LOCAL CUISINE IN NEARBY AREA WHERE VISITORS CAN TAKE A STROLL, SEASON. THIS ECOTOURISM EXPERIENCE
RESTAURANTS. DURING HOLY WEEK AND OTHER ENJOY TRADITIONAL FOOD FROM LOCAL ALLOWS VISITORS TO OBSERVE THE LIFE CYCLE
VACATION PERIODS, PLAYA AZUL ATTRACTS VENDORS, AND WATCH THE BOATS AND PORT OF SEA TURTLES AND SUPPORT ENDANGERED
MANY TOURISTS LOOKING FOR A CALM, FAMILY- ACTIVITIES. AT NIGHT, THE BOARDWALK LIGHTS SPECIES CONSERVATION, MAKING IT A UNIQUE
FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT. UP, CREATING A PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE FOR ATTRACTION FOR NATURE LOVERS AND
TOURISTS AND LOCALS ALIKE. ECOTOURISM ENTHUSIASTS.
DEMOGRAPHY
TOTAL POPULATION: ETHNICITY: HANDICRAFTS:

APPROXIMATELY 84,000 INHABITANTS (ESTIMATED PREDOMINANTLY “MESTIZO”, WITH A THE PRODUCTION OF HANDICRAFTS, SUCH AS
FIGURE, MAY VARY ACCORDING TO THE LATEST SIGNIFICANT PRESENCE OF INDIGENOUS TEXTILES AND CERAMICS, IS AN IMPORTANT PART
STATISTICS). COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY “PUREPECHA”. OF CULTURAL IDENTITY. THESE HANDICRAFTS
ARE MADE BY BOTH INDIGENOUS AND MESTIZO
GENDER COMPOSITION: GASTRONOMY: COMMUNITIES.
MEN: 50-51% WOMEN: 49-50% THE LOCAL CUISINE IS VARIED AND INCLUDES
TYPICAL DISHES SUCH AS “UCHEPOS”, MUSIC AND DANCE:
AGE GROUPS: CHILDREN (0-14 YEARS): 30% “CARNITAS” AND FRESH SEAFOOD, WHICH TRADITIONAL MUSIC INCLUDES GENRES SUCH AS
ADULTS (15-64 YEARS): 65% SENIORS (65 YEARS REFLECT BOTH THE INDIGENOUS HERITAGE AND BANDA MUSIC AND SON DE TARIMA, WHICH ARE
AND OLDER): 5 % THE INFLUENCE OF MESTIZO CUISINE. PART OF LOCAL CELEBRATIONS. THERE ARE ALSO
FOLK DANCES THAT REPRESENT STORIES AND
TRADITIONS OF THE REGION.
CONCLUSION
IN CONCLUSION, LÁZARO CÁRDENAS PRESENTS ITSELF AS A TOURIST DESTINATION

WITH IMMENSE POTENTIAL, THANKS TO ITS NATURAL BEAUTY, ATTRACTIVE BEACHES
AND RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE. THE COMBINATION OF ITS MARITIME RESOURCES,
NATURAL LANDSCAPES AND THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF ITS POPULATION OFFERS
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECOTOURISM AND CULTURAL TOURISM. HOWEVER, IT IS
ESSENTIAL TO DEVELOP ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROMOTE INITIATIVES THAT
INVOLVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH. BY INVESTING IN
THE PROMOTION OF ITS ATTRACTIONS AND IN THE TRAINING OF ITS PEOPLE, LÁZARO
CÁRDENAS CAN POSITION ITSELF AS A PROMINENT TOURIST DESTINATION IN
MICHOACÁN, BENEFITING BOTH ITS VISITORS AND ITS INHABITANTS.

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OCTAVIO EMMANUEL RÍOS FLORES

THE CITY OF LAZARO CARDENAS

THE HYDROGRAPHY IS DOMINATED BY THE SIGNIFICANT

LÁZARO CÁRDENAS, MICHOACÁN, HAS A HISTORY THAT

IN THE 20TH CENTURY, THE AREA WAS INITIALLY NAMED

LÁZARO CÁRDENAS IS A KEY CENTER FOR THE STEEL

TOTAL POPULATION: ETHNICITY: HANDICRAFTS:

IN CONCLUSION, LÁZARO CÁRDENAS PRESENTS ITSELF AS A TOURIST DESTINATION

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