Mexico 3 ... Patzcauro to Arizona

..... from a RV road trip - the second half. Coming north from Patcauro through the colonial cities of San Miguel de Allende and Guanaquato, then up the west coast, entering the US at Oregon Pipe Catcus Park in Arizona.

Passenger ferry to Isla Janitzio

Passenger ferry to Isla Janitzio

The town of Janitzio completely covers the small island in the middle of Lake Patcauro.

Morelos statue on Isla Janitzio

Morelos statue on Isla Janitzio

You can climb up inside and peek out near the hand.

Looking up - inside the Morelos statue

Looking up - inside the Morelos statue

Janitzio stairs

Janitzio stairs

Morelos looking over the town

Morelos looking over the town

dancing in the streets

dancing in the streets

It wasn't my idea.

Janitzio and Lake Patzcuaro

Janitzio and Lake Patzcuaro

travel buddies easing through a rural town

travel buddies easing through a rural town

Buried church and Paricutin volcano

Buried church and Paricutin volcano

In the mid '40s, a new volcano formed in the middle of a corn field. Over a period of 9 years the volcano's lava beds buried the fields and villages of this furtile valley.

Puricutin volcano lava fields

Puricutin volcano lava fields

San Miguel courtyard

San Miguel courtyard

San Miguel parish church

San Miguel parish church

inside the pink church

inside the pink church

San Miguel ballon man

San Miguel ballon man

San Miguel streets

San Miguel streets

San Miguel street again

San Miguel street again

looking off San Miguel's main plaza

looking off San Miguel's main plaza

San Miguel Art College grounds

San Miguel Art College grounds

San Miguel window

San Miguel window

... love those signs!

... love those signs!

Guanajuato plaza

Guanajuato plaza

Guanajuato hillside

Guanajuato hillside

Guanajuato "alley of the kiss"

Guanajuato "alley of the kiss"

Guanajuato school girls

Guanajuato school girls

Guanajuato streets

Guanajuato streets

Guanajuato

Guanajuato

Sierra Madre fields

Sierra Madre fields

Puerto Vallarta landmark?

Puerto Vallarta landmark?

PV aliens

PV aliens

PV, us and the kids

PV, us and the kids

San Carlos sunset

San Carlos sunset

San Carlos is a small resort town on the Sea of Cortez (mainland side) near Guaymas, Sanora.

above Bahia Kino

above Bahia Kino

We camped in a very funkly RV park right in the middle of the desert about 1km back from the beach. This is looking NE from the hill above the campsite.

Bahia Kino

Bahia Kino

Seems like 99% of the beach is in front of private houses and hotels now.

Sonora Desert sunset

Sonora Desert sunset

Mexican hills from Oregon Pipe Catcus NP, Arizona

Mexican hills from Oregon Pipe Catcus NP, Arizona

Mexico 1 .....  Arizona to Lo de Marcos

Mexico 1 ..... Arizona to Lo de Marcos

The first part of our RV trip down the west coast of Mexico, January to March 2007.

Mexico 2 ........ Lo de Marcos to Patzcuaro

Mexico 2 ........ Lo de Marcos to Patzcuaro

From the small town of Lo de Marcos, just north of Puerto Vallarta, we headed down the coast to Malege and then inland over the Sierra Madre to the butterfly sancuary and Patzcuaro.

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