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Map of Lake Patzcuaro villages

May 26, 2020May 30, 2020 Tony5979Leave a Comment

Map of Lake Patzcuaro villages

Interactive map of Pacific Coast beaches: Jalisco, Nayarit, Colima, Michoacán, Mexico

May 26, 2020May 29, 2020 Tony281991 Comment

Interactive map of Pacific Coast beaches in the states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Colima and Michoacán, Mexico The interactive map shows the coasts of the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima and Michoacán. These states all have some great beaches, and tourism is an important activity in many of the towns shown on the map. Some of […]

Interactive PDF Map of Michoacan

May 26, 2020August 22, 2020 Tony1577Leave a Comment

Interactive PDF Map (Warning: Large File) of the state of Michoacán mapmichoacanpdf

Children are also expected to stay at the panteón to spend time with their deceased relatives during the celebrations.

Mexico’s Dia de Muertos celebration: Is it dying?

October 16, 2019November 7, 2020 Tony17342Leave a Comment

In Mexico, Day of the Dead – Día de Muertos – is a spiritual, intense vigil connecting the souls of the living and dead. Over the past decade, increasing numbers of tourists have been drawn to Mexico to experience the event for themselves. This has brought the traditional indigenous observance into the international spotlight and has led […]

Travel by train (Campbell's Guide, 1899)

Did you know? The first Mexico tourist guide books

July 31, 2019July 31, 2020 Tony3018Leave a Comment

Comprehensive guide books to Mexico have existed for more than 120 years. Modern travelers to Mexico are often hard-pressed to choose their favorite guide. Fodor’s, Frommer’s, Real Guide, Insight Guide, Moon Guides, Lonely Planet and Rough Guide all have their fans. All have their own strengths, though all are competing for the same market. But […]

Trip report: Morelia, Michoacan

July 27, 2019July 27, 2020 Tony3754Leave a Comment

Posted by Fernando on August 31, 1999 My family spent nine weeks based in Morelia in June-August 1999. This was our third summer in Mexico, with the summers of 1997 and 1998 in Oaxaca and Xalapa, respectively. Planning an extended stay in Morelia using information from Lonely Planet, Rough Guide, Moon, Mexico/Central America Handbook, Let’s […]

Mexico’s peace and beauty: Roaming the hills around Morelia

June 27, 2019August 2, 2020 Tony4066Leave a Comment

Roberto, one of my Mexican neighbors once asked if he could hike with me. He had heard rumors that I roamed the hills around Morelia. I, of course, said: “Yes.” It is good to have company when you hike – and safer too! Then Roberto said: “What weapons do you carry?” When I answered “Absolutely […]

TAGS – States, Regions, Cities

May 26, 2019June 3, 2020 Tony1567Leave a Comment

Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México (State of), México City, D.F., Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán, Zacatecas,

Mexico Highway Routes: Driving from Nogales to Uruapan

August 4, 2018August 14, 2021 Tony2106Leave a Comment

Hi, my family and I are traveling to Mexico in a few weeks. We are entering through Nogales and traveling to Uruapan, Michoacan. I have been trying (unsuccesfully) for several weeks to find a map of Mexico that has the new highways (cuotas?) shown. I know from past experience that the smaller highways are just […]

The Majestic Monarch Butterfly

July 31, 2018August 26, 2020 Tony3011Leave a Comment

The amazing phenomena of the Monarch butterfly migration is with us again. At the end of summer hundreds of millions of monarchs fly an incredible average of 1,800 miles from the United States and Canada to a small region in nearby Michoacan where they spend the winter before embarking on the return journey. Some of […]