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Morelia: Colonial Mexico
built 277 days ago
Morelia is a beautiful colonial city in the highlands of Michoacan. The quaint air of it's city center with it's fabulous architecture, stone arches over series of outdoor restaurants and bars that overlook the town square, the cathedral, parks and old world atmosphere and culture, make for a wonderfully enjoyable yet restful stay.
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Morelia is characterized by the magnificence of its monuments which are mostly colonial. The most remarkable buildings are the baroque cathedral, finished in 1744; the convent of San Francisco, built in 1513; the convent of San Agustin, founded in 1550; the college and temple of La Compañia de Jesus, started in 1580 and known as Palacio Clavijero; the convent of El Carmen, constructed in 1597; the convent of Santa Catarina that dates from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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Morelia, the historical center of Morelia (pop. 900,000) is a place to get to know on foot, as is the case with many cities in Europe. The town can be divided into distinct zones or travel routes for visiting public buildings, strolling through beautiful parks and plazas, peeking into private homes or admiring the religious art on facades and interiors of the innumerable churches and convents. Those who love art and culture will find in Morelia a sampler of the best in colonial architecture. Native to Morelia is the ductile pink stone that covers such magnificent buildings as the monumental Baroque cathedral situated beside the Plaza of the Martyrs with its many shade trees. A few steps away, the Government Palace is worth seeing.
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Mexicana and Taesa fly directly to Morelia from Chicago, Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Aeromar has commuter flights of about 50 minutes' duration from Mexico City and Guadalajara several times each day. 25 kilometers from Morelia, the airport (MLM) has ample set-rate taxi service.
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DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Texas, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amid the joyous sounds of mariachi music, DFW International Airport today celebrated the start of new international service by Mexicana Airlines to two locations in Mexico: Zacatecas and Morelia. Mexicana will operate flights to Morelia 4 days a week, and to Zacatecas 3 days a week.
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Eleven tons of counterfeit, expired, stolen, or illegally imported medicines were reported seized by Mexican authorities in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Jalisco, and Morelia in November 2006. Six individuals were arrested and fourteen more are under investigation according to Mexican news sources.
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