Experience Pátzcuaro
Pátzcuaro is a charming town with a mixed colonial and indigenous feel, located a short drive from the state capital, Morelia
Colonial Mexico
Beautifully preserved, Mexico’s colonial cities offer inspiring leisure and lifestyle experiences; many are also important World Heritage centers
Beautifully preserved, Mexico’s colonial cities offer inspiring leisure and lifestyle experiences; many are also important World Heritage centers
Experience the Lakeside Villages near Pátzcuaro
Discover the the quilt-work of artisan villages surrounding the lake near Pátzcuaro
Patzcuaro Lake Villages: Guide to Puacuaro
About Puacuaro Also Read: About Patzcuaro’s Lakeside Villages Puacuaro is about 45 minutes from Patzcuaro in either direction around the lakeside, although it may be a bit closer driving clockwise. There aren’t a lot of signs in Puacuaro and many of the locals speak...
Patzcuaro Lake Villages: Guide to Tocuaro
About Tocuaro Also Read: About Patzcuaro’s Lakeside Villages Tocuaro is just a 20-minute drive around the lakeside (clockwise around the Lake) from Patzcuaro, on the left hand-side of the roadway. Although Tocuaro appears to be just another sleepy village along the road around Lake...
Patzcuaro Lake Villages: Guide to Jaracuaro
About Jaracuaro Also Read: About Patzcuaro’s Lakeside Villages Jaracuaro is credited with the creation of the Baile de los Viejitos (Dance of the Old Men) which is a masked-dance mocking the weak (and white) conquistadors. Usually performed by children, it is danced at least...
Experience Cholula
Cholula is known for its archaeology park, host to Mexico's largest pyramid, and also offers charming colonial attractions and breath-taking views of volcanoes
What Keeps Me in Mexico? The Enchanting City of Puebla
When I arrived in Puebla in August 2007 to study Spanish, I’d planned to stay for four months. Four years later, I’m still here, happily, with no plans to leave anytime soon. I recently traded-in my tourist visa for an immigrant one and even...
Carnaval, Veracruz
The sea port city of Veracruz is situated south east of Mexico City on Mexico’s Gulf coast. The Spanish conqueror, Hernan Cortes landed at Veracruz in 1519 and made it the first Spanish settlement in Mexico, and later conquered the Aztecs.
A Month in Patzcuaro – Conclusion
Although Patzcuaro has distinct features and characteristics, it is also much like many other provincial Mexican towns, and the daily routines and challenges you may encounter living here are similar in nature to those you’ll encounter in other places across Mexico . . .
A Month in Patzcuaro – Property
Just a few years ago, Patzcuaro was a town that few foreign expatriates had heard of, and much less considered as a place to settle in Mexico. Today, the town is attracting an increasing amount of...
A Month in Patzcuaro – Expatriates
There are no official figures published showing the number of expatriates living in Patzcuaro, full-time or part-time, although when asked, most resident expats guess with a number ranging between 150 and 200. Some foreigners live here full-time, others share their life’s spaces between...
A Month in Patzcuaro – Commerce
Last Friday, December 12th, was Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe, one of Mexico’s most important religious events. In the evening, many of Patzcuaro’s townsfolk headed for the basilica to attend the special mass...