Las Gatas beach in ZihuatanejoHanging out at the church door in Uruapan.Beautiful embroideries for sale in Uruapan.Climbing out of Uruapan you can see the avocado plantations that the region is famous for.Outside the Templo del Sagrario church in Patzcuaro.An old woman sells her straw skeletons and other figures in La Casa de los Once Patios (house of the eleven courtyards), originally (1740) a Dominican convent.A larger-than-life figure carved out of wood in Tzintzuntzan.A lovely plaza in Morelia.Sunset behind one of Morelia's many beautiful colonial churches.Mountains and valleys.The promise of a sunrise brings out the silhouette of the mountain ranges in Mil Cubres (Thousand Peaks).Generating electricity from one of the many steam vents at geothermally hyperactive Los Azufres.A horse appears to be feeding on a giant maguey. A delicious ancient Aztec drink called Pulque is made from this mystical plant.The beautiful mountain town of Angangueo.Beautiful views on a hike above Angangueo.More beautiful views.Sunsets in Angangueo create a magical light.Maguey plants reign supreme in this area.A short cut takes us over some very peacefull countryside.The bizzare sight of maguey plants about to flower.The road winds through pine forests.Valle de Bravo. Bravo!A typical street in Valle de Bravo.Our home on the snowy volcano; Volcán Nevado de Toluca.This donkey has a friend at 4200m altitude atop the volcano - no snow this time.We're on top of the world cycling up to the volcano crater.On the side of the volcano.A view of the snow capped volcano on the way down.Lunch in the surreal mountain setting below the volcano.A river carves its home in between the mountains.Inside the massive Cacahuamilpa cave system.On the way to Taxco.The road winds around the mountains towards Taxco.The Templo de Santa Prisca in Taxco.Wonderful houses in Taxco.The bustling market in Taxco.A monument to the last Aztec emperor in Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc.The supposed remains of the tortured body of the last Aztec emperor, Cuauhtémoc.Look out for that giant head!... Lazaro Cardenas was a popular president indeed.The town of Altamirano.Heading over the last mountain range towards the coast.Back to the beach in Zihuatanejo.
