This is part of a series called Michoacan 2025 After visiting the Monarch Sanctuary, we were off to Morelia, the capital of Michoacan. People have lived in this area since the 7th century, but there were some important milestones along the way. In the 12th century, the Purépecha (a group of indigenous people) settled in…
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This is part of a series called Michoacan 2025 Today we experienced something that I have always wanted to experience — going to a Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary. We visited the Sierra Chincua sanctuary, located within the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt at over 9500 feet in altitude. The temperatures at that altitude are pretty mild here (40-60…
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