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Laura_Mexico Says: On the first tip I offered an insight of the 2 nature reserves in Michoacan where you can see the butterflies. If you rent a car and choose to drive here yourself, be ready for a looong journey and keep in mind that these sanctuaries are located far away from the toll...
2 Sanctuaries close to Angangueo
Laura_Mexico Says: There are 2 sanctuaries that you can visit in the state of Michoacan -- Angangueo is the closest village to both of them. This is where day-trips from Morelia take you to see the butterflies. I am attaching a map so you can see what the distance (between Morelia &...
jjroblesg Says: There two big places to visit Butterflies in Michoacan, one is El Refugio, the other one is Sierra Chincua, if you have an own transportation I recommend Sierra Chincua. To El Refugio you can only arrive with the local trucks they have for rental.
Butterflies and really nothing else
Bryanba11 Says: You go to this town to see the butterflies. There really isn't much else to do. There is a cathedral and a couple of peddlers, but they don't really play up the tourism aspect good enough....this place could be a seasonal moneymaker....but it isn't.
What Everyone Comes to See....the Butterflies
lareina Says: We hired a driver to take us to El Rosario sanctuary (about 400pesos with tip for the ride...we were only three but if you found more people it would become cheaper per person). It cost about 25 pesos to enter El Rosario. We were the first visitors up the hill and were...
alfredop Says: Take a walk among Angangeo's streets. You'll find lots of picturesque corners and you'll find out more about small towns in Mexico.
El Rosario Butterfly Sanctuary
alfredop Says: An amazing spectacle seeing millions of butterflies among the trees. Some branches are orange like in color because of the ammount of butterflies resting in the warm branches.
alfredop Says: Yearly between about October and March, some hundred million monarch butterflies migrate from the northern climes - some over a distance of up to almost 3,000 kms., to winter in the mountains of Michoacan, Mexico.The best time to visit it would be around March or November....
chanceychelsey Says: Mexican food. Clean, open front to the street. We had the breaded boneless chicken breast with rice and a small salad.We both had the same meal. I had two Cokes and hubby had two Corona's, and the bill came to $120 peso's. (approx $12 U.S.) And, we had dinner with a lovely...
Hotel don Bruno's overpriced restaraunt: Serious lack of restaraunts
Bryanba11 Says: Overpriced and catered for American/European people. $14 breakfasts....that is a racket in Mexico...someone is getting rich owning that place. Food isn't that great either. Try across the street at Hotel Margarita...the food is cheap and VERY good.
lareina Says: This little restaurant if located just off the main plaza and serves great home-cooked meals. We asked to see the menu and the woman in the kitchen just listed off the options. We made our selection and in a short while we had huge plates full of fresh Mexican comida. I had...
alfredop Says: Located right at the bottom base of the butterfly sanctuary. There you'll only find small wooden places where locals prepare typical food at the moment. Freshly made tortillas, tamales, etc.Won't be suggested to picky foreigners as you might think it is not clean, but that...
lareina Says: We took a Autobuses Zinacantepec y Ramales direct bus from Mexico City's Terminal Poniente to Angangueo via Zitacuaro at 120PM. It took about four hours and cost 99pesos. To leave Angangueo, there are frequent local buses which pass by on the main road (Morelos) and head to...
flyingpig Says: From Mexico D.F. you first need to go to the Terminal Camionera Poniente near the metro Observatorio.From there you have two main options: take a frequent bus to Zitacuaro and then catch a connecting service or opt for a less frequent bus that goes directly to Angangueo.If...
I think Angangueo is a safe town. I think the people there realize that you are the only reason their town exists and they put food on their tables. I wouldn't go wandering around at night, but during the day it was completely safe.
Written May 11, 2005
If you were one of the crazy people to have driven a rental to the town....don't fall for the guys out front telling you that your little tiny Chevy car can't make it up the mountain. It can just fine. The trip, though very steep and winding, is easily done in any car.
Fun Alternatives: There is no alternative if you don't have a car. Well, you can walk it, but that would be crazy. It is too far (six hour walk probably) and too steep and once you got the place (which is a grueling uphill climb) you would be too exhausted. And I promise you that you would get a ride going back and collaspe in your bed for days.
Written May 11, 2005
chanceychelsey Says: I had a fleece pullover and jeans, and my husband had a spring/fall jacket and jeans and we were both cold. The town gets very cold once the sun goes down, and when you are climbing at that elevation, it is very cold. I would probably add a sweatshirt to what I wore, and...
alfredop Says: Take good walking shoes or boots for walking in the sanctuary no matter how you plan to get there. Take a couple of jackets as it might be pretty cold.
chanceychelsey Says: I found it difficult to find information on the internet, on how to get to the Migration site. I am not sure if there are airports in Mexico City or Morelia, but if you can get to Angangueo from there, you are going to save yourself a lot of time.The total time for us, from...
lareina Says: Angangueo makes a great base for visiting the butterfly reserve, but does not deserve more than a night's stay. We arrived in the town in the late afternoon, had a stroll in the plaza and up and down the main street and had seen it all. In the morning we made our trek to the...
Mineral de Angangeo and El Rosario Sanctuary
Angangueo, is a picturesque town located 33 km (20 mi) from Zitacuaro in the State of Michoacan, Mexico Angangueo has an ecological reserve, where each year the "Monarca" butterfly arrives in the...
We made the tiny mountain town of Angangueo our base for visiting el Santuario Mariposa Monarca. We arrived late one afternoon and got up early the next morning to climb the mountain to the butterfly...
Angangueo--one couple's Mexican driving adventure
We tried and tried in Mexico City to get a bus out to Angangueo, but they were completely full. We decided it was risky to take a bus to the nearest city and then try to catch another bus. So what did...
A home base close to the Monarch Butterflies...
I'm a nature lover and I had heard from acquaintances and seen on TV what a marvelous spectacle the arrival & stay of the Monarch butterflies in Mexico was...... but I hadn't really made the effort to...
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