Tarasca devletinin geliştiği bölge volkanik bir yükselti konumundadır. [[Lerma Nehri|Lerma]] ve [[Balsas Nehri]] arasında yeralır. Bölge ılıman tropik bir iklime sahiptir, 2000 metre yükseklikte çeşitli göller de bulunmaktadır. Çam, meşe ve köknar ağaçlarının bulunduğu topraklar tarıma görece elverişlidir. Kuzey bölgelerde [[kaplıca]]lar bulunur. Genel olarak devlet [[Pátzcuaro Gölü]] havzasına kurulmuştur.
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The territory that would eventually form the setting of the Tarascan state is the high volcanic region constituting the western extension of the Mexican Mesa Central, in between two large rivers: the Lerma and Balsas Rivers. Including temperate, subtropical and tropical climate zones, it is dominated by Cenozoic volcanic mountains and lake basins above 2000 meters altitude, but also includes lower land in the southwestern coastal regions. Most common soil types in the central plateau are young volcanic andosols, luvisols and less fertile acrisols. The vegetation is mainly pine, pine-oak and fir. Human occupation has focused on the lake basins, which are abundant in resources. In the north, near the Lerma river, there are obsidian resources and thermal springs. The Tarascan state was centered around the Lake Pátzcuaro basin.
