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 [...]
By Liliana Elena Gonzalez
@mexatua
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 [...]
Por Liliana Elena González
@mexatua
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 [...]
Por Liliana Elena González
@mexatua
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 [...]
Por Liliana Elena González
@mexatua
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 & [...]
Por Liliana Elena González
@mexatua
This is a showcase of historical buidings, monuments, parks & streets of downtown Morelia: Tarascas fountain, Aqueduct, Madero Avenue, Cathedral and more.
See houses for sale in Morelia
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Por Liliana Elena González
@mexatua
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
By John Glaab,CIPS A mega project is underway in Morelia, the state capital of Michoacan. According to developer Francisco Medina, the commercial component at Altozano, it will be the largest in Latin America. The commercial area will include a convention center and four hotels, department stores and a modern state of the art health [...]
By Liliana Elena Gonzalez
@mexatua
The Bosque Cuauhtémoc (formerly known as Bosque San Pedro) is located on the corner of Aqueduct and Ventura Puente Avenue. It has a lot of trees, several quarry fountains, a beautiful Gazebo, the statue of Cuauhtemoc and many stone benches. The Natural History Museum and the Contemporary Art Museum [...]
By Liliana Elena Gonzalez
@mexatua
The Tarascas Fountain & Villalongin Park are located in downtown Morelia. Villalongín Square is a beautiful garden named after the Independence hero Manuel Villalongin. He rescued his wife from the Spanish prision that used to be in the same place.
The Tarascas Fountain is located next to the Villalongín [...]
By Liliana Elena Gonzalez
@mexatua
We are celebrating the 469th anniversary of Morelia. Many activities take place this month, such as contests, conferences, artistic presentations and night festivals in downtown. These activities are called Fiestas Morelianas.
In this month the Agricultural, Cattle & Handicrafts Fair takes place. It has Craft shows, livestock, trade and [...]
By Liliana Elena Gonzalez
@mexatua
The National Migration Institute (Instituto Nacional de Migracion) is located at Camelinas 2309, Frac. Camelinas, C.P. 58290 in Morelia, Michoacan.
INM is the authority to handles all paperwork and procedures realated to foreigners living or visiting Mexico.
Among other things, it issues the FM3, FM2 for foreigners living in Mexico.
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