Category: Mexico
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Mexico 1989: Found picture from Angahuan, Michoacan, Mexico
My recent post about our short stay in the pueblo of Angahuan in Mexico included a number of photos taken with my Honeywell Pentax 35mm camera. This photo would have been included had I known it existed. No recollection taking this picture though the others I do remember.
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Mexico 1989: Ancient ruins of Tingambato and the re-creation of a postcard with uncanny results.
During our 1989 exploratory trip to Michoacan, we ventured to ancient ruins known as Tingambato. The top photograph is from a postcard. Often, I try to stand exactly where the postcard photographer stood and take the exact same shot. Notice the child in blue and red running across the courtyard. To reproduce the postcard accurately,…
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Mexico 1989: Boat trip to Janitzio Island
Words can hardly do justice to the Lake Patzcuardo and surrounding region. Pastoral quiet towns, markets, fish, and tourism. We explored the town of Patzcuardo and its Saturday market. We visited the ruins of Tingambato, and the quaint village of Tzintzuntzan. From Patzcuardo we boarded a boat for the island of Janitzio where I read…
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Mexico 1989: An unexpected stay in Angahuan, gateway to Volcan de Paracutin
It was after arriving back from our trek to Volcan de Paracutin and the visit to the cathedral that survived the lava flow, we found ourselves stuck in the town of Angahuan. We dropped off the horses, paid the young guide, and went to the little market to wait for our ride back. Because we…
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Mexico 1989: Volcan de Paracutin. Mistakes were made.
When my father was young, he heard of a volcano exploding and devouring an entire town. The only thing left after the lava flow was the church steeples. By coincidence, Michele and I journeyed to that volcano on our 1989 rail trip to Uruapan in the state of Michiocan. The lava flow still exists as…
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Mexico 1989: Exploring beautiful Uruapan and surrounding towns
See the video on Youtube: Mexico 1989: Exploring beautiful Uruapan and surrounding towns We travelled to the town of Uruapan, Michoacan by way of the colonial town of Morelia. Arrangements with the Motel Pie de la Sierra were made in advance in the states from a guidebook. In 2024 I Google searched this same motel…
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Mexico 1989: Coin divers of the Parque Nacional Uruapan
Watch the video on Youtube: Mexico 1989: The journey begins. Mexicali to Mexico City. After three days and 1,600 miles on the Ferrocarriles Nationales De Mexico, we boarded a second train for the 250 westward leg to Uruapan in the state of Michiocan. Leaving the train station in Mexico City, we encountered about a dozen taxi…
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Mexico 1989: The journey begins. Mexicali to Mexico City.
Watch the video on Youtube: Mexico 1989: Mexicali to Mexico City by train with a visit to El Parque Nacional en Uruapan Why I do things I’ll never know. Back in 1989 I took my wife of one year on a journey from Mexicali, Mexico to the province of Michoacan in deep Mexico. We went…