Natural phenomenon unique in the world is maintained despite the fragility of their ecosystems in Canada, USA and Mexico where they spent the year, is a real wonder of nature. 

. Visit this Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, knowing the phenomenon and experience this wonder of nature sensitizes us to protect this amazing natural phenomenon.

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  The Monarch butterfly weighs less than 0.02 oz., lived from 150 to 210 days (when other species of butterflies live only until 24 days), migrates near 2,600 Mi.. 

In the winter, for 30 days, endure snow, hail, rain, temperatures under 32oF., Natural predators such as certain sparrows, and the destruction of their habitat mainly by human beings.

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   The responsible visit to this nature sanctuary aid to the preservation, maintenance and monitoring of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve and drives the villagers local economy. 

This site is part of the nearly 40,600 acres of the biosphere reserve, where millions of monarch butterflies they spend the winter in 12 cores at middle of the Douglas Fir tree (Abies religiosa) forest,  about 9800 ft over the sea level...

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    Arturo Morales has visited this site in the past eight years at least 20 times each cycle. Building on its experience of an agronomist, environmentalist, professor, environmental partner in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, former president of Mexico Audubon Society, describes the environmental context during the whole journey. For better observation, knowledge and enjoyment, charging him with binoculars, and a GPS.

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 Near the sanctuary of the Monarch Butterfly lies the magical village of Tlalpujahua, with many Mazahua indigenous. This village rests on an ancient Indian site surrounded by an oak and pine tree forest and it was a very important mining town at the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth century (until 1938 the mine was active), today it is a museum.  

Tlalpujahua, which means in Mazahua place between rocks, there is a variety of crafts workshops (textiles, ceramics, feather art, etc.), quarry of limestone, typical candies and popular traditions framed in civil and religious monuments like the wonderful parish neo - Baroque (1905 ), decorated with reliefs in ceramic, or the ancient convent and temple of the "Virgen del Carmen" (sixteenth century) buried in 1937 by a landslide of earth. 
    In December and January, the high production of Christmas decorations made in blown glass, and other ornaments from season can be seen and purchase in the large stores of downtown. Therefore Tlalpujahua has been considered one of the Magic Towns of Mexico Country and a site to visit on a weekend by Nathional Geographic Traveler (November 2008).

Like reference, the city of Morelia is 1:50 hours
from Tlalpujahua and Pátzcuaro 2:45 hours.

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