El Geiser

Ixtlán de los Hervores takes its name from the Nahuatl for roughly 'place where the water boils,' and El Géiser is the geothermal feature that earned it. The intermittent hot spring can erupt to heights of around 30 meters, a phenomenon documented as far back as the 18th century by the exiled Jesuit priest Rafael Landívar, who described a spring that 'erupts from a rough opening with unusual violence' before receding as observers approach, only to erupt again once they retreat. A modest recreational area has since been developed around the geyser and its surrounding hot springs, drawing visitors from across Michoacán's Ciénega de Chapala region to watch the eruptions.