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Showing posts with label Patzcuaro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Patzcuaro. Show all posts
Friday, January 21, 2011
We traveled from the beach to Morelia to stay the night and then on to Patzcuaro (only 45 mins away) early the next day.
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| On the ride from Morelia to Patzcuaro we had the front window seat on the top floor of the double decker bus. |
From Patzcuaro, we took a local bus to visit the ancient village and ruins of Tzintzuntzan. Tzintzuntzan used to be the capital of the Purépechan kingdom (indigenous group). The name means "place of hummingbirds" in P'urhépecha. Today the village is known for its pottery and woven goods.
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| the signs were in Spanish, English and what we assumed was P'urhépecha |
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| ruins in Tzintzuntzan, overlooking lake Patzcuaro |
In Tzintzunzan we also saw:
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| cattle being herded to a water hole |
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| the church |
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| church |
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| lots of woodcarvings |
From Tzintzuntzan, we continued on to Quiroga.
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| Zócalo in Quiroga |
We then returned to Patzcuaro to explore a bit more in the daylight before catching the bus back to the DF.
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| Patzcuaro, Plaza Grande/Quiroga |
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| an old church that is now a public library, with an early work of Juan O'Gorman on the back wall |
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| mural by Juan O'Gorman |
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| library from the outside |
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| Plaza Chica |
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| Plaza Chica |
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| the basilica |
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| altar with the Virgen de la Salud, a sacred figure to the Indians of the region, who come from the villages to pay homage to her and petition her healing power on the eighth day of each month |
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| the basilica |
After Morelia, we headed to Patzcuaro. Patzcuaro has a very different look than Morelia, with adobe constructions and red-tile roofs.
We grabbed lunch, which included trying corundas and huchepos (both made out of corn, but one is sweet and one is salty).
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| Patzcuaro |
We saw bits of Patzcuaro in the afternoon and evening (went to another peña for live music), but spent most of our time going to visit the island Janitzio on Lake Patzcuaro. We took the public transportation (boat) out to the island, whose most notable feature is the ginormous monument of Jose María Morelos (hero of Mexico's independence). The inside of the monument is filled with murals depicting Jose María Morelos' life, and you can climb the spiraling stairs to the top to a lookout that oversees the lake. The village church is famous for its Day of the Dead celebrations -- though not anything particularly special to look at otherwise.
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| public transportation boats that run from Patzcuaro to Janitzio |
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| There were so many plants in the water that it didn't look like the boats would be able to move -- but they did without a problem. |
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| Lake Patzcuaro, view from Patzcuaro |
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| Lake Patacuaro, view from boat |
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| Lake Patzcuaro, on our way to Janitzio (in the distance) |
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| lots of seagulls |
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| Janitzio |
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| Welcome to Janitzio |
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| the many stairs leading to the top of the island |
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| giant statue of Morelos |
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| view from the base of the statue |
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| inside the Morelos statue |
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| view from the top of the monument (Morelos' fist) |
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| view from the top of the monument (Morelos' fist) |
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| view from the top of the monument (Morelos' fist) |
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| inside the Morelos statue-- murals depicting his life |
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| church on Janitzio, famous for its Day of the Dead celebrations |
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| back in Patzcuaron |
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| back in Patzcuaro (See more on Patzcuaro in later posting) |
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