Blogs from Michoacán, Mexico, North America - page 7

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

The monument of Cristo Rey dominates the city of Sahuayo and the figure of Jesus stands at the top of the monument, outspread arms embracing the city below. I visited the monument my first weekend in Sahuayo but the delay in publishing this blog is due to the near impossibility of finding out the significance of this monument. Colin showed me the route to Cristo Rey with the good advice of 'don't do it in heels or flip-flops'. I might have managed it in the latter but I probably would have broken an ankle in the former. We followed the road up the steep hill towards the sanctuary of Guadalupe. We briefly visited the church but as a service was in progress we couldn't view the interior. After the church the road grew increasingly steep and ... read more

Nous arrivons samedi matin a Morelia apres 3 heures de bus depuis Guanajuato. Notre guide Lonely Planet nous disait que cette ville etait immanquable et splendide... mais au final apres une superbe semaine a Guanajuato, nous avons ete un peu decus. Morelia compte pres de 600 000 habitants (contre 70 000 pour Guanajuato) et on s'est rendu compte que l'on preferait les villes de taille moyenne. Il y a souvent moins de circulation, des centre villes pietons etc... et c'est beaucoup plus agreable pour se balader. Le temps etait mitige entre pluie et beau temps, ce qui ne nous a pas empeche de se balader mais la motivation etait moins presente. Dimanche soir orage de grele assez surprenant... Nous etions contents d'etre passe a Morelia seulement 2 jours. Lundi matin depart 7h pour Mexico city puis ... read more

Sahuayo...my new home. Formally known as Sahuayo de Morelos the town is situated in the state of Michoacan, near the southern shore of Lake Chapala. It has a population of almost 60,000 and is known for its traditional sandals (huraches) and hats (sombreros). The name Sahuayo is from the Náhuatl language, and has been interpreted as several different things; however, the favoured definition as translated by Dr. Don Antonio Peñafiel, is that is composed of two elements: tzacual and ayoti. Tzacual is an earthenware vessel shaped by half of a coconut and ayoti means turtle. Thus 'Sahuayo is 'a pot that looks like a turtle'. The turtle is the symbol of Sahuayo. The first inhabitants of the area were of Aztec origin. Later the region was conquered by the P'urepecha (known as the Tarasco by the ... read more

Culiacàn, Sinaloa, a 5 de diciembre del 2009. Saludos por enèsima ocasiòn. Ahì les van unas fotos de Morelia, Michoacàn. Como ya la conocen pues no hay mucho que decir. Durante principios de la colonia la principal ciudad michoacana era Pàtzcuaro, a cargo de Vasco de Quiroga, pero como se hizo de muchos enemigos españoles, varios de ellos abandonaron la ciudad y fundaron una nueva (con permiso del Virrey, claro) que a la postre se convertirìa en Valladolid y, tras la independencia, en Morelia, por ser el lugar de nacimiento del ejemplo de mexicano que es Josè Ma. Morelos. Ahì les van las fotos: * La primera es del Palacio de Gobierno. * Luego sigue la fuente "Las tarascas". La fuente original fue robada hace años, en esa clase de robos tipo "nadie sabe, nadie supo", ... read more