The Paricutin Volcano with smoke and lava in the foreground

The Heart of Mexico

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February 22nd 2010
I love water, I really do, so leaving the coast was not an easy thing to do... but some of the things I have looked forward to the most in Mexico are in the heart of the country, so we really had no choice 😊 Uruapan First stop on our way inland was the city of Uruapan that is best known for its proximity to the Volcan Paricutin which erupted suddenly on Feb 20th 1943. A farmer was ... read more

North America » Mexico » Michoacán » Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

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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