Latin America’s Illuminated City Gets More lights

By John K. Glaab, CIPS

Morelia is more than the political capital of Michoacan. It is also the cultural center. In 2003, the city embarked on an activity,” Plan Luz.” Buildings and historical monuments are lit up at night. The architecture is a true sixteenth century jewel…

In 2010, Morelia was named, “Latin America’s [...]

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7 Cities and Towns in the State of Michoacan

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

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Morelia Morelia is the beautiful colonial capital city of the state of Michoacan. It’s located in the Mexican southwest part. The population is around one million.

Patzcuaro

Patzcuaro is one of Mexico’s most important domestic tourist destinations, a so-called “magic town” that lures thousands of visitors with its charming [...]

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Pueblos Magicos (Magical Villages) in Michoacan

Por Liliana Elena González

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Michoacan is the only state in Mexico with 4 towns recognized as Pueblos Magicos: Patzcuaro in 2002, Tlalpujahua (2005),  Cuitzeo (2006) y Santa Clara del Cobre (2010).

Pueblos Mágicos (Magical Villages) is a Mexican goverment program initiated by Secretariat of Tourism (SECTUR) to stand out special towns around [...]

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Camelinas Avenue in Morelia (What´s on my Neighborhood series)

Por Liliana Elena González

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Camelinas section of Libramiento goes from Calzada Juarez to Avenida Madero Oriente.

There are 3 main Shopping Malls along this avenue: Plaza Fiesta Camelinas, Plaza Las Américas and Plaza Morelia. Even though the real name is Periférico Paseo de la República, everybody knows it and still call it [...]

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What´s on my Neighborhood? Sta Maria & Altozano in Morelia (video)

Por Liliana Elena González

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Altozano is a development nestled in 450 hectares of land. It is located southeast of Morelia, between the towns of Santa María de Guido and Jesus del Monte. It is also called “la Nueva Morelia” (the New Morelia). The Master Plan includes residential complexes, Golf Club, Universities & [...]

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Morelia´s Downtown is World Heritage (Video)

Por Liliana Elena González

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This is a showcase of historical buidings, monuments, parks & streets of downtown Morelia: Tarascas fountain, Aqueduct, Madero Avenue, Cathedral and more.

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Huge Nativity Scene at Plaza de Armas in Morelia (video)

Por Liliana Elena González

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Morelia City Council through the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, created this unique Nativity Scene. For the third consecutive year, Baltazar Lopez Samano was in charge to set the figures representing the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Three kings with the horse, the elephant and the [...]

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Concert at Casa Hogar El Buen Pastor in Morelia

There will be a fund-raising concert on December 15th 2010 at the orphanage Casa Hogar El Buen Pastor in Morelia.

The CASA HOGAR was founded in the 1920′s by A. B. DeRoose, an American of Irish extraction, as an evangelistic effort. The orphanage was originally located in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico, a town about 30 [...]

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US embassy hosts Town Hall in Morelia (Oct. 27, 2010)

Source: The Michoacan Net Yahoo group

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico invites all U.S. Citizens to attend a Town Hall Meeting in MORELIA, Michoacan. Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at 12:00 hrs

There will be a discussion on how the Embassy (American Citizen Services, Federal Benefits and Social Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services) can assist [...]

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Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) October 16th – 24th 2010

Source: FICM

The 8th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) will take place October 16th through 24th. This Festival is the meeting point in Mexico for the cinematographic community, the general public, and new national and international filmmakers.

The Festival has four official sections in competition: Mexican Short Film, Mexican Documentary, Mexican Feature Film and [...]

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