'''Michoacan''' [http://www.michoacan.gob.mx/turismo/] is a state on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Michoacan is a beautiful State. With mountains to the east and Pacific shore to the west, the diversity of the State is unmatched in Mexico. Vegetables and fruit are abundant year around. The people are proud and friendly. It is said that the biggest export from Michoacan, is it's young men who provide millions of dollars in local revenue to support their families, by working in the United States. On the Pacific Coast, they are working towards a Cancun like resort area with a new highway almost completed from Morelia.
Regions
Lazaro Cardenas -- the Pacific Coast
Uruapan -- Purepecha Plateau
Zamora
Lake Patzcuaro
Zitacuaro
Patzcuaro
Morelia --
Cities
Morelia -- the state capital
Uruapan--2nd most important
Zamora-- 3rd most important
Arocutin
Patzcuaro
Eronga - The Soul of Michoacan
Lazaro Cardenas
Tangamandapio
Tocuaro
Other destinations
Tacambaro
Santa Clara Del Cobre
Quiroga
Tzintzuntzan
Paracho
Eronga
Maruata - International backpacker beach scene in Turtle preserve
Paricutin - Volcano eats church
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'''El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary'''. , Located close to Angangueo and North of Zitacuaro, at an altitude of approx. 8,500 feet on the Eastern border of Michoacan. Every winter approx. 100 million monarch butterflies from the Canada and The United States, wisely migrate, even across Lake Erie, to spend the winter in pine and fir trees. It may take several generations of monarch butterflies to make this annual trip back and forth. The sanctuary is open from November until March. This is an adventure you want to be well prepared for, as you most likely will hike, ride horse back or in the back of a pick up to the Sanctuary.
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