From Angahuan, our next big destination was Guanajuato, but there were some places in between that we wanted to see, even if just for a short while. Here are some of the highlights:
The first was the city of Patzcuaro. We stopped for breakfast in a cute hotel/cafe where we ate breakfast in the courtyard.
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| Breakfast stop in Patzcuaro |
We took a look around the lovely, cobblestoned city.
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| The plaza |
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| View to the street from the doors of the oldest church in Latin America |
Next stop was the ruins of Tzintzuntzan. Tzintzuntzan in the Purepecha language means "place of the butterflies". It was the Purepecha capital until the Spanish arrived in 1522, and soon the city met its ruin - diseases brought by the Spanish wiped out much of the population, and the Spanish destroyed much of the city. They burnt the Purepecha emperor alive and brought his only son to "educated" in the Spanish language and customs.
The ruins are situated on a hill overlooking both the modern city and the lake. It was a beautiful view. The site contains five "yacatas" - circular structures uncommon in mesoamerican ruins.
We left Tzintzuntzan and went to Morelia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its colonial arquitecture. We enjoyed this city as it has a very "Spanish" feel. We visited the Museo Regional Michoacano (history of the state of Michoacan), the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, and of course, the Mercado de los Dulces (the sweets market). Here are a few pictures we took:
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| The plaza |
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| La Catedral |
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| There were many Spanish-style courtyards in Morelia |
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| Aqueduct in the middle of the city |
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