History
Morelia was founded May 18, 1541 by Antonio de Mendoza, as the city of Valladolid. Before the arrival of Columbus, the region was inhabited by a people known as the pirindas in the region of the Guayangareo valley, surrounded by the Punhuato and Quinceo hills. In 1582, Valladolid replaced Pátzcuaro as the capital of Michoacán. During the colonial period a number of religious orders established themselves in the city, allowing it to take an important place in the history of art and culture in Mexico. Important architectural sites from the colonial period include the Catedral de Morelia, the Aqueduct, the Governor’s Palace, the Palacio Clavijero, and numerous churches, convents, and houses. The Conservatorio de MĂşsica de las Rosas of Morelia was the first music conservatory in the Americas.
The city is the birthplace of JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos, who along with Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla began the Mexican War of Independence from Spain in 1810. It was the birthplace of JosĂ© MarĂa Morelos (1765) and of AgustĂn de Iturbide (1783).
'Latinos and obesity' topic of U.S.-Mexico health task force
The Fresno County Binational Health Task Force and the Department of Health Science at Fresno State will join the commemoration of the 5th annual U.S.-Mexico Binational Health Week with a forum on Latinos and obesity Oct. 12 at Fresno State.
The program, “Obesity: The Silent Epidemic in Latino Communities,” will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in University Center, Room 200. Parking restrictions will be relaxed in Lot D.
Speakers are Fresno State faculty members Dr. Helda Pinzon-Perez and Dr. Felicia Greer, plus Dr. Jose Gallegos Martinez, a staff physician at the Hospital
Without some knowledge of Spanish you will become very frustrated and feel helpless in many situations. English, or any other language, is absolutely useless off the beaten track (except in Belize). A pocket dictionary and phrase book together with some initial study or a beginner's Spanish course before you leave to get you up to a basic vocabulary of 500 words or so are most strongly recommended: your pleasure will be doubled if you can talk to the locals. Not all the locals speak Spanish, of course;you will find that some Indians in the more remote areas - the highlands
Miracle of the monarch mills in Mexico
They travel thousands of miles, unerringly, every year between Canada and Mexico. No one knows how they find their way.
Las mariposas -- the butterflies -- come by the millions to mate and then to die. They arrive in Mexicos heartland, the Sierra Madre in the state of Michoacan, every November. Five sanctuaries are established to protect them and to let visitors see the miracle of the monarchs.
Guide Andres Orosco and I start the three-hour drive from Morelia to Santuario El Rosario near Angangueo early in the morning.
Rosario is the original butterfly sanctuary in Mexico,
Mexico conservative says on a roll to presidency
Mexicos ruling party candidate for president swaggered into his hometown on Saturday pledging to ride a new wave of momentum to victory after his solid showing in a televised debate and missteps by his main rival.
Felipe Calderon was welcomed by supporters as a hometown hero in the colonial city of Morelia, the Michoacan state capital where he was born, after he rose from underdog to apparent front-runner in the July 2 race.
On an evening campaign swing here, he capitalized on his native son status and belittled his main opponent, leftist Andres
Uruapan is a municipality belonging the mexican state of Michoacán. The town and surroundings are world famous, because of the avocado farming and packaging, a great quantity of the avocado´s production is exported to the United States and other countries.
There is a popular proverb in Mexico, that says: I have gone to "Euruapan" and means that because a lack of money the person can´t go to Europe or farther, instead he or she only have visited Uruapan because is near the mexican big cities (Guadalajara and Mexico City); Uruapan and Europe (Europa in spanish) are words that sound similar.
Mexican troops joined police and civil defense workers in the rescue effort in Aguililla, roughly 410 kilometers (245 miles) southwest of Mexico City.
Local news media reported at least one person had died. Mary Cortez of the Michoacan state civil defense agency said no confirmed deaths had been reported to the state headquarters, but she said people were missing and 200 houses were damaged.
About 10,000 people live in the town of Aguililla, the county seat of an area that has strong family ties, due to emigration, to Redwood City, California.
The flooding came a day after President Vicente Fox toured parts of
Crafts
Artesania in Mexico is an amalgam of ancient and modern design. The stronger influence, however, is undoubtedly the traditional popular art forms of indigenous communities the length and breadth of the country which pour into colonial towns such as Oaxaca, San Cristobal, Patzcuaro,and Uruapan.These are convenient market centres for seeing the superb any visit to Mexico uibiuodi, rarzcuaro,ana uruapan. I hese are convenient market centres for seeing the superb range of products from functional pots to scary masks hanging over delicately embroidered robes and gleaming lacquered chests.
Textiles
Weaving and textile design go back a long way
U.S. liquor bottlers took a shot at Mexican tequila and won.
Tequila trade talks ended on Tuesday with Mexican officials agreeing to allow U.S. distributors and bottlers to continue importing the libation in bulk for bottling later in the United States.
Nearly two years ago, Mexican government officials accused U.S. bottlers of adding lower-cost alcohol and selling the blend as "tequila." They threatened to require that the spirit be bottled in one of the five Mexican states that make up the tequila region. It's in these states of Jalisco, Guanajuato, Nayarit, Michoacan and Tamaulipas where the blue agave plant is cultivated
Rains and flooding kill some 30 people in Mexico
Heavy rains and flooding from a series of storms have killed around 30 people in Mexico and left thousands homeless in coastal areas in the past week, with more rain forecast for the weekend.
Rains from Tropical Storm Jose, the 10th of the season, drenched Mexico's Gulf coast early in the week, forcing some 25,000 people from their homes in Veracruz state.
Seven people were killed in a landslide in a mountainous region of the state, and four died as rivers overflowed their banks in lower-lying areas, officials said on Thursday.
On the Pacific
More monarch butterflies may go to Mexico
As many as 200 million Monarch butterflies may migrate to Mexico this year a nearly tenfold increase over 2004, when unfavourable weather, pollution and deforestation caused a drastic decline in the population, environmental officials said on Tuesday.
Last year, fewer than 23 million butterflies survived long enough to leave habitats in the United States and Canada for sanctuaries in the state of Mexico, which borders Mexico City, and neighbouring Michoacan state. That was at least 75 per cent lower than expected, but should usher in a Monarch resurgence this year, officials said.
After especially cold weather
