Wintering in the south 2017-18.
May 14, 2018 10:42 AM Our house sit in Patzcuaro has come to an end and it is time to head for home. The next 5 entries in my daily journal are all gas station entries. I remember that we camped several times on the way home and stayed in …
Special Attractions May 12, 2018 12:10 PM Location: Tupataro, Michoacán Notes: Bill wanted to see this town because there is an artist renowned for making statuary out of maize stalks and a paste made from some kind of orchid bulb. This is a very old tradition of the Perépetuas of …
May 5, 2018 2:37 PM Name: Mural town Location: Cherán, Michoacán Notes: On our way home we took some pictures of the many murals in this town. This area is controversial because in 2011 the people of this town ran off illegal loggers belonging to a drug cartel, the corrupt …
May 5, 2018 1:00 PM Location: Sevina, Michoacán Notes:: Whereas the people of Picháran make furniture, the people in this town make ornaments to place on the furniture. We were especially enthralled with a set of very realistic oxen and cart. The oxen were highly polished which seems unusual among …
May 5, 2018 12:31 PM Location: San Francisco Pichátaro, Michoacán Notes: On our way to visit Pacharo, the guitar town, we drove through this town where everyone makes furniture. Through some of the open doors we could see into the workshops where 2 or three people would be working on …
Special Attractions May 4, 2018 3:23 PM Location: Pátzcuaro, Michoacán Notes: There is always something going on in the plaza in Patzcuaro. Today after we finished our first week of Spanish classes, we strolled through Plaza Grande and came upon a display of traditional dancing put on by one or …
Apr 30, 2018 10:16 PM Name: CELEP Location: Patzcuaro, Michoacán Notes: $350. Us pp Today we starred our Spanish classes. Both of us get two different teachers during.our 4 hours of study. My teachers are Lupita, a 26 year old with a 4 year old daughter named Jessi, and Samantha, …
Apr 28, 2018 11:47 AM Name: Kauar Tikuri Hotsprings Location: Nuevo Urecho, Michoacan, Mexico Entrance Fee: 30 pp Notes: We went with Georgia and Fer to the hotsprings today. They were invited by their friend who is their dog groomer. We have been here before, last year but at that …
Apr 23, 2018 11:48 AM Location: Santa Clara de Cobre, Michoacán Notes: While we are in the Patzcuaro area we plan to visit the small villages that are close by. Many of the villages in this area specialize in some sort of handicraft or industry. Our first foray is to …
Apr 18, 2018 6:40 PM Name: Joe Kelleher Location: Patzcuaro, Michoacán Notes: We met Joe for dinner with our friends, Georgia and Fher then we went back to Georgia’s casita and packed the bike. We headed out following our gps to finally arrive at ‘Villas del Sol’ where Joe lives. …
