This photo journal features the organized tour I joined from Morelia to the popular Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary at El Rosario in the mountains east of Morelia. Also included are photos I took when I went back to the area to visit two communities - the Pueblo Magico of Tlapujahua, & Maravatio on the way home.
"El Rosario Butterfly Sanctuary" in Michoacan east of Morelia, is a great place to observe migrating monarch butterflies. Each fall, the miraculous migration of monarchs from Canada & the northern US brings
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Approaching EL ROSARIO monarch
butterfly sanctuary near Ocampo and Angangueo SE of Maravatio. (See map).
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The entrance
The elevation at the entrance is just over 10,000 feet. The hiking trail is a...
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Entrance2
There are four sanctuaries in Mexico with public access & El...
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You can rent horses to do the climb
I had a tough time making the climb to the top & almost didn't...
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The 'ejido' sign
'Ejidos' are government assigned communal lands. Because the forests...
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These thick clusters of monarch
butterflies were having a drink along a small groundwater spring about...
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Flying united ;o) These two were mating
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The sky at the top is filled with
butterflies. There was a lot of activity when the sun dipped behind a cloud,...
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Thick clusters of butterflies
in the trees made the trees look diseased from a distance. The butterfly...
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Closeup
Note the damaged wing. It was easy to step on butterflies up there,...
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Country church on the way back
to the city.
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Sunset view near Cuitzeo
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Area map
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TLAPUJAHUA - Ex-convento
San Francisco from the main square. The ex-convento (monastery) was...
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The eclectic interior by the same
artists who did the El Carmen sanctuary in town & the Guadalupe...
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The charning dome
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View toward the choir loft
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Decorations along the side walls
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San Pedro y San Pablo church/Del Carmen
Sanctuary - main gate to the church square. This is the main church in...
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Some of the original rich Baroque
ornamentation has been retained, both inside & out, especially the...
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Closeup of saints in niches
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The eclectic interior
The interior’s original decoration, including its original five Baroque...
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The delightful dome
Today, the main altar has an image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel painted on a...
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Looking toward the choir loft
Our Lady of Mount Carmel was declared the patroness of the...
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The baptism area
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