Diary/Photo Journal
Week of November 02, 2003
We made it to Patzcuaro (pats-quaro) just in time to be fascinated with the
celebration of the Dias De Los Muertos. If you are interested in a brief
description and accompanying photographs of the commemoration please click here
for
Dias De Los Muertos.
On our way to Patzcuaro, (its neighboring lake, Laguna de Patzcuaro is one of
the world's highest lakes at 7,250'), we did happen across some nice scenery.
From expansive corn and tobacco plantations to lava flows to gorgeous little
towns, we really enjoyed the drive.
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Just a cat with an attitude that followed me around in the morning |
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Tobacco hanging to dry Beautiful church Lava flows across the road |
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I will give you a hint: you will need a lime and some salt with the extract of this plant |
We stopped in a town called (get this name) Tzintzuntzan (tzeent-zoont-zahn - easy now, isn't it!) and visited the cemetery that was richly decorated for the Dias De Los Muertos (see above link). We also spied a pyramid that we did not know existed and strolled among the ruins. The pyramids were a creation of the Tarascan Indians which was an empire or confederation composed of more than 100 towns and villages, some 1000 years ago.
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Laguna de Patzcuaro |
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Pyramid wall and footing construction |
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View over Tzintzuntzan from Pyramid Where's Cindy? |
We wandered around Patzcuaro and were in heaven amidst all the
open food stalls and small eateries. We have found the best food to be
made at the small barbacoas and so far, we have had absolutely no
problem (except our stomachs cannot nearly fit as much as we would like).
Besides all the food being offered for sale, seemingly hundreds of shops and
small stalls sell just about anything you could want (and a lot you never know
you needed until you saw it :-).
Patzcuaro is a picturesque town but unfortunately, our small digital camera could not
capture the immense squares and fantastic blocks of beautiful buildings.
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Beautiful church in between the two main Plazas |
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Views down from Plaza Grande and Plaze Chica Also, car pass- through to parallel street with hotel in between |
More notable tidbits about Patzcuaro are the gardens that people grow seemingly out of the walls of their homes and the incredible doors/gates that were installed during the original construction of their homes.
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