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North America » Mexico » Michoacán » Zamora February 27th 2010

After a couple of weeks of hard work I decided it was time to do the tourist thing again. I couldn't face another trip like the weekend we did Paricutin, not because it wasn't enjoyable but simply because it was a lot of travelling over two days and to come home Sunday evening to find a pile of lesson plans still to do was quite exhausting. So, I opted for a day trip. Colin and I set off for Zamora, a place I had only previously passed through and a place Colin was stranded in his first day in Mexico! I was looking forward to a bit of sightseeing again and I'd heard that Zamora is beautiful so I was looking forward to it. Zamora was founded in 1574 , on the orders of Viceroy Martín ... read more
Street vendor
PLaza
Church fountain

North America » Mexico » Michoacán » Zamora December 30th 2009

Culiacàn, Sinaloa, a 4 de diciembre del 2009. Saludos a todos. Ahì les van unas fotos de la ciudad de Zamora, la tercer ciudad màs grande de Michoacàn. Esta es la ciudad natal de mi abuelo, razòn por la cual aprovechè su cercanìa con Morelia y quise venir a conocerla. No hubo mucho tiempo para darme a la tarea de ver el barrio donde decìa que iba a darle serenata a su novia, ni el edificio del seminario que daba como referencia para ubicar tales hechos, pero aprovechè para dar unas vueltas por ahì. Sin querer queriendo me encuentro con otro edificio con tamaño record en Mèxico: su catedral. La Lonely Planet Guide contenìa una pequeña exposiciòn sobre la "catedral inconclusa" de estilo gòtico, pero nunca mencionaba que era el edificio religioso màs alto del paìs. ... read more
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The "unfinished" cathedral.
The old cathedral.




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