Huandacareo

Huandacareo (or Guandacareo) is an archaeological zone located about 60 kilometers north of the city of Morelia, in the state of Michoacán [1]. The site was constructed on an elevated plateau overlooking the Cuitzeo lake, some 2.46 kilometers from its north western shores and about two kilometers from the center of the Huandacareo town and municipality [1]. Among findings in the Huandacareo archaeological site, are several copper tools, including eye needles, some 35 centimeters long [1]. Even though everything seems to indicate that the place achieved its maximum enhancement and most visible constructions were built by 1200 CE, there are substructures and materials that correspond to earlier times; those related to the foundation of this center [1].