Uruapan
The Cupatitzio River in Uruapan, Michoacan. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Mexico's avocado capital, set in the highlands where the Cupatitzio River springs to life inside a national park of waterfalls and mossy paths. The Huatapera hospital-chapel is one of the oldest colonial buildings in the Americas. It is a working city with a strong Purépecha identity.