Local Tour Recommendations

We have two friends who come to visit annually, one in December and one in April. The December visitor wants to paddle daily, then do new things. This year we went to the ruins, kayaked at Barra de Potosi, visited the church in Petatlan, and surfed at La Saladita. Fun stuff.

Our April visitor just wants to follow us around, so we will go visit the cocodrilario and watch the roseate spoonbills and storks, visit the coconut museum, finally, walk Paseo del Pescador, visit the nurseries in La Puerta and visit El Refugio de Potosi. IF the parthenon is officially ready, we'll do that, otherwise in December.

These are all local things. There is a lot to see and do up the mountain, but it's COLD!!!! Uruapan is closer than Patzcuaro, lower in elevation. so warmer, and has some beautiful, fascinating things to see, like Parque Nacional Barranca del Cupatitzio, go up the mountain to Paracho if you have any interest in stringed instruments at all, and then, a truly cool thing, the volcano Paracutin. There is so much to see in that area and it's not nearly as cold as Patzcuaro.

José Manuel Guzmán at Las Adelitas is a bilingual tour guide who does a great job and is officially certified.