Parque Nacional Eduardo Ruiz

El Parque Nacional Eduardo Ruiz (Eduardo Ruiz' national park) is situated in Uruapan, Michoacan. This park is composed of various man-made fountains in order to display the beauty of its waterfalls along with its immense vegetation. The national park is the only natural park in Mexico situated inside a city. With 527 hectares, and situated on a hill the park gives birth to the Cupatitzio river, which in the Purepecha dialect means "singing river."

Another main component of the park are the legends that "created" the park. One of the most popular legends about the park is the "Devil's Knee" legend. According to the people of the community, during the year 1530, many strange and evils things were happening in that place. At that time Friar Juan de San Miguel, was visiting Uruapan from Spain. The community asked the Friar to bless and spread holy water to the place in order to get the evil out of the place. When the friar was blessing the place,the devil showed up kneeling down and asking for forgiveness. The devil disappeared, but he left his knee marked on a rock. At that moment water started coming out of the rock and that is how the park came to exist. This and many other legends have been invented as to the creation of the park.

Inside the park there are huts and booths selling snacks such as fresh fruit, and traditional dishes such as enchiladas but with the Uruapan style. Outside the park there are also street vendors selling homemade ice cream and fruit bars. One of the popular ice cream flavors are tequila and the popular avocado fruit bar(since Uruapan is considered to be the world's capital of the avocado). Across from the park, there are also street vendors selling handcrafts such as flower vases, frames, cups and many other home decors.