Morelia

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Morelia Michoacan

Morelia, capital of the state of Michoacan, is a beautiful city built during the viceregal era. It is located in the northern part of the state, 303 Km. of Mexico City. It has a temperate humid with rain in summer and an average annual temperature of 20 ° C.

This city offers an atmosphere of cordiality and fraternity that is manifested through the rich and elegant architectural heritage of its historic center, recognized as World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, and in highlighting monuments of colonial style as the National Palace and the Cathedral of pink quarry and Baroque style board, as well as for their outstanding cultural events, such as the International Film Festival and the International Music Festival.

Its particular geographical position makes the city a reference point for excursions to undertake forced nature reserves as the sanctuary of the Monarch butterfly or the National Park José María Morelos.

Morelia is also the center where indigenous traditions converge on the tarascos, which survive in their costumes and crafts, as well as the remains of archaeological sites as Ihuatzio and Tzintzuntzan, witnesses of history michoacana. If you visit Morelia, be sure to try the corundum and uchepos development of traditional Purépecha or enchiladas pleasures and morelianos ates that will delight your palate. Do not wait any longer, Morelia will receive it with joy, tradition and colorful

ARCHEOLOGY

To know the greatness of the Tarascan Empire, which had its boom during the Late Post (1200-1521 AD), it is imperative to approach the remnants of their cities and ceremonial centers. Archaeological sites of Tzintzuntzan and Ihuatzio are located approximately 17 km. City of Patzcuaro and Morelia a distance that can be visited in 30 or 40 minutes.

Ihuatzio was the main area of civil-military tarascos during the S. XII, and one of the three cities that were divided his empire.

Five pyramids Tzintzuntzan settled on a rectangular platform along the elevated lake of Patzcuaro, hosted a major center of Purépecha government which controlled a large territory in its time of glory for over 800 years

ARTS AND CRAFTS
The art of creation manual in Morelia, is part of the historical heritage of the region. The man, family workshops, and the materials provided by nature are three elements that make her unique crafts. Some of the pieces that are part of their tradition, is the pottery, the pitchers, Plato and poncheras decorated with wonderful drawings, carving wooden masks, saints, births, among others, the work of maqué or lacquer, with fiber vegetables, embroidery and much more ..

FESTIVALS
Part of the culture that characterizes Michoacan is reflected in the festivals of the paint colors and being made at different times of year. This must not be allowed to witness the Carnival that will happen between music and dance unforgettable moments. Similarly may be a witness for the State Fair Expo, the International Organ Festival, the International Music Festival, the feast of the Grito de la Independencia, Morelos and the Birthday of the Immaculate Conception.
Carnival. Dancing, parades and traditional ¿toritos of mat? that move to music while touring the streets. It is held in February.

Expo State Fair. Craft shows, livestock, trade and industry. Spectacles of music and dance, rides and traditional groups. Is performed on the last Sunday in April to third Sunday in May.

International Music Festival. During the last two weeks of July will bring together eminent interpreters of the classical and contemporary music. Takes place in the Cathedral moreliana, using the old monumental organ that was built during the colonial former teachers for this religious center.

Shout of Independence. Night ceremony at Government House on September 15 where there is a popular verbena, vintage and cascade of lights. 16 is a civic-military parade.

The Immaculate Conception. On Dec. 8 at the Temple of the Immaculate is organizing a kermis, music, pictures, plastics, sporting events, castles. Lasts for three months.

Birthday Morelos. It was celebrated with a civic-military parade, at the end of pilgrimage and bullfights, sporting and cultural events, castle and gangs. Sept. 29.

MUSEUMS
Morelia is distinguished by its cultural activity and has excellent museums dedicated to art theme viceregal, popular and contemporary; also highlight their collections of regional history and archeology Purépecha.

Museo de Arte Colonial. Is hosted on the farm where the first printing press was installed in Morelia. Two collections: a painting easel from the colonial era and another made up of over 100 Christ from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Further exhibits, antique books, religious objects ornamental, maps and vintage pieces from the East Indies Company. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 to 14 hours.

Museum of Contemporary Art Alfredo AFTA. Housed in a mansion S. XIX, has 13 rooms where exhibitions of guest artists. Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00. Av. Aqueduct 18.

Museum of the Mask. Located in the Casa de la Cultura Morelia and displays 167 of these ethnographic objects from different states of the republic. Open Monday to Friday from 9 to 14 and from 16 to 20 hours. It is located at Av. Morelos Norte 485.

Museum of Handicrafts. It displays collections of all branches of handicraft Michoacan. From Monday to Sunday from 9 to 14 and from 18 to 20 hours. Located in Fray Juan de San Miguel 129 Esq. Humboldt.

State Museum of Michoacan. It consists of three sections: archeology, history and ethnology. Opens its doors Monday to Friday from 9 to 14 and from 16 to 20 hours. Guillermo Prieto is located at 176.

Regional Museum Michoacano. It covers a section devoted to the ecology of the state, and five others that offer a panorama of pre-Hispanic times up to the stage Cardenas. Open from 9 to 19 hours, Tuesday through Sunday. Av. Allende 305.

Camping
Morelia will find majestic landscapes and beautiful scenes of forests and mountains where the practice of camping is the ideal excuse to enjoy a rapprochement with nature, while appreciating the ecological wealth of volcanic zones that have given fame to this region.

Cerro del Tzirate. It is located in Quiroga, 48 km north-east of Morelia, the No. road. 15. In this sector of the rugged geography of the Lake of Patzcuaro can make a journey of 14 km to the top of which is considered the second highest peak in the state and install camps from which to observe the surrounding area.

Cerro Hueco. It is located in Quiroga, 48 km north-east of Morelia, the No. road. 15. For its high ecological value, this newly protected area has become an area of high environmental control, which allows you to enjoy a special guided tours while the scenarios mountainous and forested landscapes that encourage him to set up camps.

CUPATITZIO Canyon National Park. It is located in Uruapan, 120 km southwest of Morelia on the highway No.. 14. In this park of 362 hectares. can be installed in the camps which will see the exuberance of the forest-type transition, learning the work of preserving the habitat of species typical of forest as badgers, raccoon, hawks and tlacuaches in nurseries where there are plants for the reforestation of the park. Also notice the striking image of the glen born in the spring Rodilla del Diablo, which leads to the river CUPATITZIO.