San Pedro Cahro or San Pedro is a town located in North-western part of the state of Michoacan, Mexico in the region of the Chapala Lake. It is formally known as Venustiano Carranza. The town is 170 kilometers from the state capital, Morelia. San Pedro Cahro has an elevation of 1,500 meters above sea level.
The name San Pedro Cahro derives from the town's patron saint and the last name of its original founders; Venustiano Carranza was a land owner and liberal politician who served as President of Mexico from 1917 until his death in 1920. Important spots in the town near the central square include a 17th-century church which has a clock tower. La Plaza is a town square structure that was recently renovated in 2005, which is packed on Sundays and town holidays and El Arco. There is a main farmer's market next to the municipal building and also a supermarket across the street. You can see mountains in the southeast part of town rumored to have a huge cross on a spot were La Virgin de Gaudalupe was seen.