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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Bello Michoacan by Jaime Adan, Great Openning in Patzcuaro

When: March 31st at 6 pm

Where: Mistongo Art & Gallery

Location: Dr. Coss 4, Downtown Patzcuaro

Jaime Adan was born in Figueras(Spain) in 1976.

Though raised in Spain until 10, he later on had the opportunity of living in various countries, thus being able to learn from different cultures, and diverse points of [...]

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Los Portales at Plaza Grande in Downtown Patzcuaro (Video)

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

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There are several Portales at the Main Plaza in Patzcuaro. That plaza´s name is also Vasco de Quiroga aka Plaza Grande.

Los Portales are filled with Restaurants, hotels and stores selling a very wide variety of crafts including carved wooden statues and furniture, brightly painted accents depicting flowers and [...]

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Basilica Church in Patzcuaro (Video)

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

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The Basilica of Nuestra Señora de la Salud (our Lady of La Salud) is the most important church in Pátzcuaro. It was built by order of the first bishop of Michoacan Don Vasco de Quiroga on top of a pre-Hispanic ceremonial center. The church served as the Cathedral until [...]

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Colonial House with central patio in downtown Patzcuaro (Video)

Talavera fountain

Code: P63 Size: 333 m2 (3,583 sq ft) Lot: 3229 sq ft Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 3 Location: downtown Address: Privada Lázaro Cárdenas 5 City: Patzcuaro Price: $240,000.00 USD

Features: central patio with fountain, back & front garden, jacuzzi tub, fireplace, US-style electrical work and plumbing, talavera tiles in bathrooms & kitchen, Michoacan style [...]

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Apolo Miranda´s Exhibition at Mistongo in Patzcuaro

There is an Openning ceremony to be held next Friday July 2nd at Mistongo Gallery & Restaurant located at Dr. Coss 4 in downtown Patzcuaro.

Apolo´s Paint Collection will be exhibit from July 2nd through September 2nd 2010.

I have got Apolo´s biography along with the invitation, so I am reproduce it below:

Apolo [...]

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Plaza Chica – Gertrudis Bocanegra in Patzcuaro (Video)

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

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There is a plaza in Pátzcuaro named Gertrudis Bocanegra. It has a bronze statute of her in the center. That square is also known as “Plaza Chica”.

Gertrudis Bocanegra was born in April 11, 1765 in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán. Unusually for a woman of her time, Bocanegra had read the [...]

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The Ghislaine Loyre-de Hauteclocque Exhibit at Mistongo in Patzcuaro

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

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This is a paints exhibition called “Entre dos mundos” – De la India al mundo Maya (Between 2 Worlds – From India to Mayan World. It will be held at Dr. Coss 4, Downtown Patzcuaro at Mistongo Restaurant & Gallery.

Join Susana Santiago, Mistongo´s owner at the Grand Openning [...]

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MY “GLIMPSE OF MICHOACAN” EXPERIENCE

By Liliana Elena Rodríguez

It was a very nice Sunday morning when we arrived to the hotel Fiesta Inn in Morelia. There we met a lively realtor’s group which was very excited to visit and learn about Michoacan’s culture. I knew we would get along well right away.

We started the day by going [...]

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A Glimpse of Michoacan, an area where there is much growth and potential.

By Linda Neil

Tour agenda:

DEPARTURE TIME: 8:00 a.m. Lobby, Hotel Fiesta Inn, Morelia.

We will travel ten to fifteen minutes to a home in the historic center of Morelia where we will enjoy coffee and sweet rolls.

After a brief tour of historic Morelia where we will hear about history, land values and [...]

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Why Michoacan will become Mexico’s #1 retirement destination

By Liliana Elena Gonzalez

@mexatua

Join Linda Neil and me in the one day tour & realtors®  networking session Glimpse of Michoacán, the Real México!

Why is Michoacán unique and why should a broker be interested? John Glaab (Linda´s husband) has sent me the following list:

Michoacán, the world’s avocado capital  abounds with agricultural richness [...]

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A magic Town named Patzcuaro

By Liliana Rodriguez

The origins of the city now considered “magic town” have to be traced back to the 1324. It was the first capital of the Purepecha Empire, which was replaced later by Tzintzuntzan.

After the Spanish conquer, the bishopric of Michoacan was founded in 1538 with Vasco de Quiroga as the first [...]

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Mexatua Tour Day 1: Discovering Patzcuaro

We had a wonderful, tasty lunch of chicken and accompaniments served in the spacious, very inviting restaurant, which looks out on the views and countryside.

By Lucille Arneson

Mexatua Real Estate sponsored a four-day tour of properties for sale in the environs of Patzcuaro led by the owner-broker, Liliana Gonzalez.

Day 1

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