Michoacan Mexico

Hello, This travel log is of a two week trip to Michoacan, Mexico. I am a high school biology teacher with many students from this state in Mexico. Additionally, all monarchs east of the Rocky Mountains overwinter in the mountains here. If you ...

I just wrapped up a three week WWOOFing stint in Cd Hidalgo, Michoacan. The farm is listed as "Buenavista", and I recommend it to all WWOOFers. For those who haven't heard of WWOOF(World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms), it's an internet site that ...

... you will need to have a car or hire a driver and guide, easily enough done through your hotels. The state of Michoacan has mountains, jungles, deserts, forests and a coast line. Its new governor is a adept marketer of tourism and besides the ...

... Monarca gave me a tour of Zitacuaro today.  Zitacuaro`s population is 200,000 people.  It is one of Michoacan`s municipalities. The streets are very narrow, with homes dispersed between storefront businesses which open to the street.  There are ...

These past few days have just been PHENOMENAL… After finishing a tough week of classes and homework, I was so excited about the weekend, and the plans I had for it! My weekend officially started with an amazing performance by Joan Manuel Serrat on ...

I suppose that I haven't been entirely forthcoming on my intentions. Sure the title says from here to Tierra del Fuego. I never made clear that I had one other objective: to find a quaint little piece of land for my brother here in the Pátzcuaro ...

... entire continent before, but this was even beyond me. The Catedral in Morelia was (at that point) the grandest I had seen in Mexico thus far. It looked especially beautiful all lit up at night (see pic). We had just missed a sound and firework ...

After my first week of classes I decided to visit the neighbouring state of Michoacan. A couple of Mexican guys called Hugo and Raul were taking a coachload of students to party and see a bit more of the country. I was the sole Englishman but it was a ...

Michoacan is a state 5 hours away from Mexico City. An easy road trip for a long weekend, amazing towns and cities many times overlooked by foreign tourists. We started our 4-day weekend on Thursday heading to ...

... got Sophie singing "Old MacDonald's had a farm..." We wanted to take Sophie to the zoo before taking the 3-hour bus ride to Michoacan, but we didn't want to lug our overnight bags while seeing the animals. We took a taxi to the bus station to store ...

... out the other tourist attractions the park had to offer.  In the evening we made our way to Condesa. The main street, Michoacan is lined with charming, gourmet restaurants and bars.  It had been a long time since we had eaten in a restaurant ...