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mzuri
Joined: 30 May 2011
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Location: New Mexico
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Many thanks, MotherF!
Indeed, since I wrote my most recent post, I narrowed things to C'vaca or Ensenada for various reasons. But after doing so, I realized I felt no spark about either choice. You know, "good on paper," but wasn't feeling the chemistry.
So I put out my feelers on a travel forum and got back two ideas that align with the spirit of your response - to really open up the possibilities. (And I especially appreciate your remark about traffic affecting the real-life distance between a city and a chosen home base.)
The two locations are Morelia and Patzcuaro. Something that delights me about Morelia is that not only does it have an international airport, but it's sweetly in the middle of Mexico City, Guadalajara and Queretaro, providing more choices in airfares for visitors and certainly better accessibility for me to explore the entire country while I'm there.
'course, no place is perfect - I wish Patzcuaro were a little larger and at a little lower elevation and Morelia a little smaller ...
Other key words (in addition to climate, airport access, charm) are trees, a sense of place, and socio-economic/age/ethnicity diversity.
I'm going to check out your suggestions, as well. |
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MotherF
Joined: 07 Jun 2010
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Location: 17°48'N 97°46'W
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The two locations are Morelia and Patzcuaro. Something that delights me about Morelia is that not only does it have an international airport, but it's sweetly in the middle of Mexico City, Guadalajara and Queretaro, providing more choices in airfares for visitors and certainly better accessibility for me to explore the entire country while I'm there.
'course, no place is perfect - I wish Patzcuaro were a little larger and at a little lower elevation and Morelia a little smaller ...
Other key words (in addition to climate, airport access, charm) are trees, a sense of place, and socio-economic/age/ethnicity diversity.
I'm going to check out your suggestions, as well. |
Have you been to either of these places?
Morelia probably feels a lot smaller than you are imagining. I find that to be true of all Mexican cities minus the monster (Mexico City that is). They just feel smaller than cities in other countries--maybe due to the small lot size.
If you want something a little lower than Patzcuaro, less over-run with tourists, but even smaller though every bit as quaint, check out Quiroga and TzinTzunTzan. Which are both on the circuit around the lake.
Or lower still Ario de Rosales or Tacambaro. (not on the lake)
It would probably be wise to take a trip. Make Morelia your base and go around to these places and see if you fall in love with any of them.
And on the positive side, cartel activity in Michoacan seems to have calmed down in the last year.  |
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Xie Lin
Joined: 21 Oct 2011
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Hard to beat a name like TzinTzunTzan!
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