Tour Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Preserve
Michoacán El Rosario Mountain Sanctuary is a Magical Experience… The present Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve was established in 2000, and consists of more than 138,000 acres of high mountain area along the border between the states of Michoacán and Mexico. More than 150 million Monarch butterflies from North America winter in this area, which can...
Butterflies of the Zihuatanejo Area
Until recently, only fifty-nine species of butterflies had been formally cataloged by naturalists working in the Zihuatanejo area early in the twentieth century, but thanks to an ambitious college thesis project by Mexico City biology major Ana Luisa Figueroa, that number is up to 155 and still climbing. Figueroa began her work at El Refugio...
December 2010
Dec TBA, Rucco Surfer Reunion 2010, Ixtapa. The annual Rucco reunion is a three day event focused on surf and fun at Playa Linda. There will be teams of surfers, all 40 years or older, from Mexico, Texas, California, Florida, and more! Also there will be good food, beverages, music, and more. For more info,...
November 2009
Nov 1, Tercer Festival de Playa Larga, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero. With pro volleyball exhibitions, live music, traditional seafood dishes, and equestrian events. Nov 1-14, Christmas Bread Fair, Chignahuapan, Puebla,. Beautifully shaped loaves, including the famous pan de hilo, which is made into little animal forms to decorate the statues of the Virgin on Candlemas, are for...
