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Travel: Morelia, Oaxaca, San Miguel and Mexico City
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Morelia, Michoacan
The Mexican Tourism Board declared the state of Michoacan as the "soul of Mexico."
Set in a mountainous region once ruled by the Tarascan (Purepecha) Indians, the entire state is stunning. And its 16th century capital, Morelia, is the crown jewel.
Recognized as a United Nation's World Heritage site, the city exudes an air of pride and historic sophistication.
More than 200 historic pink stone buildings remain within city limits, and the surrounding region has its share as well. Visitors with an interest in art, history and nature all have plenty to do here.
Skilled artisans craft woodwork, copper and textiles much in same way their ancestors did generations ago.
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Oaxaca, another World Heritage city, is home to the seven moles (pronounced moh-leh).
From black to yellow, mole sauces define foods from the region. Deeply rooted in pre-Hispanic tradition, the state of Oaxaca's culinary lineage influences modern day chefs such as Rick Bayless, Diana Kennedy and Bobby Flay.
Foodies would be thrilled at the local town markets showcasing nopales (cactus), yerba santa (holy herb), chapulines (grasshoppers) and mezcal, the local libation.
Local cooking schools demonstrate the vast techniques used in authentic food preparations dating back thousands of years.
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Artists from around the world flock to this charming colonial retreat, founded by Franciscan monk Juan de San Miguel in 1524.
Home to many art and craft schools, artists line the plaza streets displaying their paintings and custom silver jewelry. Art lovers can visit the city's museums, multitude of galleries and local art shows.
Theater productions also entertain locals. While shaking off the hurried lifestyles they once knew, ex-patriots sit in cafes around the zocalo (city square) savoring gracious living.
Mexico City
In a bustling city of 20 million, it is one of the few places you will find ancient pyramid burial site ruins next to a modern glass and steel financial building.
Mexico City has the excitement of New York and the style of Paris. Like any other world class city it offers upscale refinement with urban fringe edge. From its national museum of art to the celebrity status opening of the next glam boutique hotel, Mexico City is vibrant, alluring and fashionable.
The modern luxury of the Polanco district offers five-star restaurants, chic home interior showrooms and designer couture salons.
Chapultepec Park's winding Venetian-style canals float flower-decorated gondolas so lovers can swoon to serenades. The Park's castle looms over the city reminding it of its revolutionary past.
Mexico City was founded by the Aztecs and built on a lake. The original and sinking Basilica de La Virgen de Guadalupe is a testament to this historical feat.
Each location has so much more to offer than mentioned. And each has its beauty, but like beauty it is in the eye of the beholder.
So in this year of travel to Mexico, you are invited to visit one or more of these fascinating cities.
Explore each one with enthusiasm and interest of their historical past and marks they make for the future.
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