 Due to its relative isolation within Mesoamerica, the Tarascan state had many cultural traits completely distinct from those of the Mesoamerican cultural group.It is particularly noteworthy for being among the few Mesoamerican civilizations to use metal for tools and ornamentation, and even weapons.In Purépecha, language of the Purépecha people, the name of the state was "Iréchecua Tzintzuntzáni", the "Lands of Tzintzuntzan" referring to the capital Tzintzuntzan.