Patzcuaro 3

Patzcuaro

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February 25th 2010
Monday, February 22, we took the second class bus from Zirahuen into Patzcuaro, where we had visited the market the day before. The great thing about these buses is that they stop all along the way, and you get some pretty good local flavor. Chickens roasted on spits, for instance, and giant crucifixes. (Could these be yard art? We're just not sure.) The mission of Patzcuaro: find a dentist ... read more

North America » Mexico » Michoacán » Pátzcuaro

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more