{"id":1418,"date":"2013-08-15T09:40:09","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T15:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2014-09-20T22:48:11","modified_gmt":"2014-09-21T03:48:11","slug":"mexicos-hidden-gems-michoacan-and-morelia-are-central-mexicos-finest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/2013\/08\/mexicos-hidden-gems-michoacan-and-morelia-are-central-mexicos-finest\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico’s Hidden Gems: Michoacan and Morelia Are Central Mexico’s Finest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mexico has many wonderful places that almost everyone knows about \u2013 like Cancun, the Riviera Maya and Puerto Vallarta. Yet, there are also dozens upon dozens of \u201chidden gems\u201d and \u201cbest kept secrets\u201d that if you were to visit, you would swear that some mistake had been made in the international travel agencies.<\/p>\n

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Morelia, the beautiful colonial city<\/a>, and the state of Michoacan of which it is the capital in central Mexico, are two examples that we’ve written about before.\u00a0 But to give you a glimpse of how people react to their first vist, I just found this great blog post called \u201cThe Best Place You Have Never Heard Of;\u201d this place is \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 Michoacan.<\/p>\n

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He starts of:<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know why the state of Michoacan in Mexico isn\u2019t more popular \u2013 well yeah, I guess I do know. American\u2019s get 5 vacation days a year and want to spend them blitzed on a beach, while the Euros are busy dancing to terrible electronic music mixed by some greasy hipster wearing skinny jeans in Ibiza, but regardless \u2013 the Michoacan is way underrated. And by underrated, I mean it isn\u2019t rated at all.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Now, if that rings a bell with you already, you can guess that Morelia and Michoacan are probably your kind of place.\u00a0 He then continues:<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/em>The Michoacan state really has it all, from untapped colonials cities to ancient P\u2019urh\u00e9pechan Ruins (kind of like the Aztecas) resting on hilltops revealing panoramic views of lakes. Most of the Monarch Butterflies migrate to the reserves throughout the state because it is obviously the perfect place to make love for days on end. And when the hunger sets in from that marathon, Michocan\u2019s city of Uruapan happens to be the capital of California\u2019s most ubiquitous beloved vegetable \u2013 the Avocado. Lastly, and most notably, the Michoacan is missing the tourist attraction I hate the most: other white tourists. I spent over 10 days in the state and didn\u2019t see a single other white person, which for me, is like a warm bubble bath while listening to Kenny G- because traveling these days requires wading through a swath of tourist-villes. But there is plenty of love to go around in the state of Michoacan \u2013 not only from the butterfly mating but all of these happenings are spread across mountains, beaches, lakes, and most importantly, areas that harvest <\/em>Mezcal<\/a>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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So, you can tell that Turner (the writer) isn’t a big fan of finding other tourists! I certainly have nothing against being with other tourists, and I love talking to and learning the stories of my fellow expats, the point is this; Michoacan is off the radar, despite being a very beautiful and interesting part of Mexico.<\/p>\n

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Read the entire honest and entertaining account here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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-by Thomas Lloyd<\/strong><\/p>\n

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