This is one of those Mexican towns with houses of walls and red tile roofs white, however, to pass through its streets, dazzle color metal craft shops and the environment cold of the nearby hills, contrasts with the heat coming from the goldsmiths workshops.

Santa Clara del Cobre, an interesting corner of Michoacan we strongly recommend to visit. The people of this village, preserving a tradition that comes from pre-Hispanic times Purepecha, who knew copper and deftly work it knew, for making earrings, bells and axes. With the arrival of the Spaniards, these techniques were improved with the introduction of the bellows and techniques such as casting and hammering.

Today, the artisans of Santa Clara del Cobre strive to keep alive these goldsmiths techniques, so quality, which have won national and international recognition for the beauty that comes from their creations. In Santa Clara del Cobre, tourists who like handicrafts can find pots, fruit bowls, jewelry, bowls, pots, candlesticks and even whole rooms, made with admirable details of metal. In addition, this Michoacan town offers other attractions by such as the Main Square, which has a kiosk whose roof is built with copper; the Museo Nacional del Cobre, which has a collection of pieces awarded in the event of hammered copper; the Temple of Our Lady of the Shrine, where locals celebrated leave offerings of metal; the Huatápera, which will have two images of San Francisco and Santa Clara, which are made with cane pulp and Winery Artisan, where is possible to find products of high quality copper and more traditional. Musts are also in as part of a trip to Santa Clara del Cobre, Zihuarén Lagoon, which can be explored by boat, kayak or explore browsing contemplate while walking on horseback; Library Jose Ruben Romero, meanwhile, offers biographical details of famous author of "The Life of Pito Perez useless";National Artisan School, where different techniques for the production of products in copper and Workshop Gate, where, besides worked copper, silver beautiful products are made are learned. It is worth mentioning that, in 2010, Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacan proudly, was declared Magic Town.

There are no fewer than two hundred family-run studios (talleres) and shops, many of which line the quaint town’s arcades and side streets selling everything from cheap bracelets and thimbles to hammered sinks and sparkling carnitas cauldrons. Much more of the metal is on display at the town’s Museo del Cobre, Morelos 263 at Pino Suárez (Tues–Sat 10am–3pm & 5–7pm, Sun 10am–4pm), which exhibits a small but impressive collection of decorative and utilitarian copper crafts. Sadly, only a handful of these intricate old designs are still being incorporated into the production of modern goods.

The annual Feria Nacional del Cobre (Copper Fair), combined with the Fiesta de la Virgen del Sagrario, is held in Santa Clara del Cobre from August 6 to 17. Festivities include exhibits and sales of hand-worked copper, music and dance.

Approximately 25km south of Pátzcuaro, via a country road over a pine-draped pass, lies Santa Clara del Cobre, long celebrated for the copper crafts on which it continues to thrive.