Month: November 2019

It’s been a while since my last update. Since mid-November I’ve been in Guadalajara working on my Spanish. I’m staying in a part of the city called Tlaquepaque, a historic and beautiful part of town that receives lots of tourists. I was fortunate to become acquainted with a local climber. We went to a park […]

I decided to make these two stops on my way to Colima. Both these cities have small national parks in or near them. In Urupan the park consists of a river with some waterfalls that is surrounded by jungle. The park near Tangancícuaro is a lake with crystal clear water.

Dia de los Muertos is celebrated in Mexico on November 1 and 2, and the towns surrounding Lake Patzcuaro have some of the most vibrant celebrations in the country. Of these towns, Patzcuaro is the biggest and most visited. Visiting the towns of this area was amazing experience that I won’t soon forget. October 31, […]