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International Friends of Morelia
The purpose of the Morelia Senores Club is to maintain a link among English speaking people living in or visiting Morelia, serve as a positive force within the Morelia community, and to share information about living in Morelia. The group provides a home base for newcomers while offering a chance to do volunteer work by helping out a local orphanage, Casa Hogar.
The group meets every Wednesday at Club Campestre at 5:00. It's 2 miles east of Fiesta Inn on Camelinas (just before Sears). Turn right on Campestre Av. And go ½ mile to parking lot. Cross footbridge and then turn left to the dining area. Call Larry at 340-1045 if you have questions.
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When traveling,
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Janitzio Island in Lake Patzcuaro
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El Jilguero
The endemic Brown-Backed Solitaire of plaintive song that, for many, evokes Pátzcuaro.
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Birding at El Estribo on Lake Patzcuaro
Web sites and BLOGS
about life in Mexico
My Mexican Kitchen
Life in El Corazon
Mexico Cooks!
Surviving La Vida Buena
Life in Patrzcuaro
Musings from a cooking teacher living in Mexico
Birding in Mexico
Patzcuaro Birding http://patzcuarobirder.blogspot.com
Note from Abroad
Los Amigos de Arte Popular
Gaspacho for Gringos
Where food and astrology meet
The Dining Diva cooks, bakes, eats and dines
Zocalo de Mexican Folk Art
The Michoacan Net
Meet new friends in Michoacan.
The Origin of Lake Pátzcuaro and the Egret
Based on the Purhépecha Legend
Tracy Novinger
tracynovinger@gmail.com
In ancient times on a dark night, before migrant peoples had evolved into the splendor of the Purhépecha nation, an enormous ball of fire appeared in the skies. It grew and grew and then hurtled down into the mountains of the region that is now known as Michoacán. The earth shook mightily, terrifying the inhabitants of the fertile valley where the fireball crashed. At the place of its impact, a spring of crystal clear water gushed up and filled a large area, thus forming Lake Pátzcuaro and its islands.
On the island called Yunuén there came to live a respected noble who had a daughter named Hapunda. The people of Yunuén were devoted to the Princess Hapunda because of her beauty and her sweet nature. Hapunda devoted much time to contemplation of the beautiful lake, conversing intimately with each ripple on its mirror-like surface. The lake was the center and king of its pueblos. The princess and the lake became so close that Hapunda made a promise to the lake never to leave it.
One afternoon the smooth surface of the lake became very agitated at the crossing of a boat from the shore to the island of Yunuén. This vessel carried an old and repugnant warrior who approached Hapunda’s father first with rich gifts and then with threats to ask for his daughter’s hand in marriage. Even though his life was in danger, Hapunda’s father replied that it was up to his daughter to choose her own destiny. He would not force her into such a marriage. But in order to save her father’s life, Princess Hapunda accepted the unwonted proposal.
As preparations for the marriage were made, the princess wept a torrent of tears into the waters of the lake. Hapunda recounted her sorrows at the thought of leaving the lake and her fear that she would soon no longer have even her elderly father to protect her. The voice of the lake rose from the deep, reminding Hapunda of her promise and offering her a way to stay with the lake forever. The voice told Hapunda to dress herself in white and on a moonlit night to throw herself into the lake’s waters.
So on a night illumined by a large silver moon, Princess Hapunda took a boat out to the center of the lake that lay as still as a mirror. There she plunged into the watery depths where she became a guardian of the lake for all time. A ray of light from the moon beamed down to where Hapunda had entered the water and from this place emerged a large bird totally covered with white feathers. This bird was called the egret and it always flew to Hapunda’s favorite place by the water on Yunuén. Today the egrets return to the island of Yunuén every evening as day turns into night.
It is said that the day that the egrets disappear, so too will Lake Pátzcuaro.
The Bicycle Peanut Man in the Plaza Chica in Patzcuaro
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Lake Patzcuaro
Pátzcuaro, which means "city of stones" in the Purepecha language, is a World Heritage city located in the central part of the Mexican state of Michoacán.
Pátzcuaro is hidden high in the mountains of Michoacán at 7130 feet of elevation. It is veiled from the outside world by a curtain of high pine trees. To the north is Lake Pátzcuaro, one of Mexico's highest lakes.
The butterfly fishermen, who dip their nets into the lake in search of whitefish, have become a trademark of Pátzcuaro.
The town retains its ancient atmosphere. It consists of largely one-story adobe or plaster-over-brick buildings with red tile roofs. The streets are dusty cobblestones traveled by horse and car. Plaza Vasco de Quiroga, known by locals as simply the Plaza Grande (Big Plaza), is Pátzcuaro's central square. Grass covers much of the plaza, and a statue of Vasco de Quiroga stands in its center.
On the east side of downtown is the beautiful Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud (Basilica of Our Lady of Health), the city's patron, built between 1546 and 1554. The Colegio de San Nicolas (College of Saint Nicolas), south from the basilica, was founded by Don Vasco in 1540 and now houses the Museum of Popular Arts and Archaeology, which has exhibits of carvings, pottery, weaving, and archaeological artifacts. The Cathedral of Michoacán was built by Don Vasco and was opened in 1546. Today it is the temple of the Jesuits.
The Casa de los Once Patios (House of Eleven Patios) is the former monastery of Santa Catalina (Saint Catherine), founded by Dominican nuns in 1747. It is now a center for local, demonstrating artisans.
One of the most striking features of the area is the island of Janitzio in Lake Patzcuaro, a very steep, rocky island that is completely covered with people and buildings. At the top stands an impressive statue of the revolutionary leader José María Morelos. Getting to the island requires you to take a local ferry on an approximate half-hour cruise. The island and the views from its summit are breathtaking.
You are safer in Mexico!
According to UN statistics, you're 3 times more likely to be a victim of crime in the U.S. than you are in Mexico.
Recent FBI statistics paint the picture even more clearly... The murder rate (per 100,000 people) in Baltimore is 43.3... in Washington DC it is 29.1... and in Detroit 47.3...
But in Mexico, the murder rate again is just a third of that... about 13.
from Mexico, the Owners Manual
"He upon whose heart the dust of Mexico has lain, will find no peace in any other land."
- Malcom Lowry, Under the Volcano
