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Published: January 24th 2017
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After breakfast we took the taxi to the bus depot for our trip from Morelia to Zitacuaro. Morelia is a big, sprawling city and the outskirts are not as attractive as the historical district around the cathedral and hotel. The city is 6300 feet above sea level. Taxi, $2.50, bus $7 per person. About 32 degrees F, so very chilly. Got to depot early, found a warm spot for a cup of coffee. The bus was comfortable, made a few passenger stops in Morelia, and stops at the depots in a few larger cities. Zitacuaro is straight east and a bit south of Morelia. Hit some road construction so the ride turned out to be about four hours. We were the only non-locals on the bus.
At one stop in Morelia, a man got on with a bag of all-curing body cream, good for inflammation, pain, and arthritis. First he gave his spiel (in Spanish), then walked down the aisle giving out products. We didn't take any. On the way up the aisle he picked up his products, and he made a few sales. At some other stops, vendors sold drinks, snacks, and sandwiches. Going up to Zitacuaro we followed
a winding mountain road. A few fruit and vegetable stands along the way, food stands, some farms and pastures, horses and cows. Along the way a few small pedestrian bridges crossed over the road.
Saw several signs that said "Cruce de Peatones". Thought it was a town name, but decided there were just too many towns by that name. Took out the Spanish phrase book and found out it meant pedestrian crossing!
Stopped at the depot for Ciudad Hidalgo. This was about 2/3 the way to Zitacuaro. In this area saw some large stucco homes, mostly orange. The road to Zitacuaro was very windy, switchbacks, etc.
At the Zitacuaro bus depot, we found a spot to buy tickets to Angangueo. We asked the driver to stop at our hotel, which was a short distance before the depot. He forgot, but we had just a short walk back. Angangueo was at one time a mining town, and is about an hour away from Zitacuaro. Got our reservation for Hotel Margarita through Booking.com. The first room we were shown was very dark and small. Asked for another room, more expensive. But we eventually got a much nicer one than
the original, much larger and brighter, for the same price. Had a very good dinner just down the road.
Made arrangements to see the butterflies tomorrow. Should be an interesting day.
Bob
A few years ago we visited Morelia and I thought it was a friendly, cheerful city. This time it did not seem as friendly. I don't know if it was the people we met, the political climate in Mexico, the way people from the US are thought of since Trump was elected, or my imagination.
As as old light haired (which is rare in Mexico) man from the US, I hope I am not being associated with Donald Trump.
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