Blogs from Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico, North America

Saturday, 18 February, we left the beach and headed north back into the state of Michoacán. This is considered to be the most beautiful state in Mexico. The forested Sierra Madre is sometimes compared to Switzerland and New England – without the snow of course. It will take a few days to acclimate from warm sunny sea level beaches to the higher and cooler elevations we’re in now but our plan this year is to do the “educational tour” through Mexico’s colonial cities. Day time temperatures are moderate but we’ve gotten out the blankets and sweats for when the sun goes down. We are camped on the site of the Hotel Pia de la Sierra above the town of Uruapan. We, Ed and Michelle and Ray and I are the only campers but the hotel is ... read more

Angahuan is a Purepecha Indian Village that is steeped in history. From the moment we arrived were entranced with the beauty of this magical place. The village is famous for the nearby church ruins. In 1943 a farmer was working in his field when the ground began shaking. This area developed a new volcano that erupted for 9 years. The lava encompassed 2 villages, however no one was killed. The people from these villages now live in the neighboring communities of San Juan Nuevo or Uruapan. There are ruins of a church that remain. The Church was a significant church in the Region. Baptisiams, marriages and ceremonies for the region were held in this Cathedral. As we entered the village we knew this was a special place. It was a beautiful small village and there was ... read more

We left San Juan Neuvo first thing this morning. The owners were not up so we merely packed up and left. We decided to leave breakfast until we reached Uruapan, since as the guide book states the best place to eat in San Juan is not to eat in San Juan! I asked for directions to the bus stop... but apparently we could get one from the point in the road we'd arrived at. As we approached I saw a bus with Uruapan painted across the side. I started to hurry and seeing me the bus driver actually stopped, waved to me and waited (the drivers of the number 13 bus at home could learn something from him!!!) We took the short drive to Urpuan and asking a fellow passenger on the bus where the centre ... read more

Angangueo, Morelia, Patzquaro and Uruapan This year Ake decided to celebrate Christmas and New Year in Mexico. Emma preferred a traditional Christmas with family and relatives so she stayed in Sweden. So if you read the rest of this entry and the following three entries you can follow what I was up to these weeks. I don´t have any great need to celebrate Christmas. But what I do need is to get away from the dark, cold and miserable place that Sweden is at this time of the year. So leaving for two weeks and go to a land where there is more than four hours of daylight each day and where there is not 30 centimeter of snow outside is just about perfect for me. When I arrived in Mexico it was to the capital ... read more

NYC Oct. 17th, 08 .. Just another day in the city of NY.... read more