Crossing the border: Dangerous Migration (Butterfly Sanctuary in Michoacan)
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- čas přidán 2. 03. 2024
- Today, we’re in the beautiful state of Michoacan visiting a Monarch butterfly sanctuary. It’s an amazing thing to experience and we’re super excited to share it with you. We have lots of great tips and important things to know if this is something you’d like to experience, and I hope you do because we haven’t even seen the butterflies yet and we’re already in love with this magical town.
We rented a car and drove from Queretaro to Angangueo, Michoacan stopping to stretch our legs in Tlalpujahua, a pueblo magico known for its incredible handmade Christmas ornaments. It was a lovely town and we definitely want to come back in December to see it in full Christmas mode.
FYI if you prefer not to drive, they do sell tours to the butterfly reserves that leave out of Mexico City, Queretaro and Morelia.
📍Angangueo, Michoacán
Angangueo is a pueblo magico in the mountains of Michoacan, 8,460 ft above sea level. That’s about 1,000 feet higher than Mexico City. This is where we recommend booking your stay, at least 1 or 2 nights so you can enjoy the town as well as the butterfly reserves.
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1:29 Angangueo Michoacan
2:29 Monach Butterfly Sanctuary/ Mariposa Monarca
12:32 TIPS for visiting
15:39 WE DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE THIS!
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If you enjoyed this video, we would really love it if you shared it ❤ so that more people can enjoy it. Thanks so much for your support fam!
Such a beautiful metaphor and sanctuary. Thanks for sharing!!!
Hi Jasmin! Thank you so much for watching and supporting our content. Huge hug! See you soon
Kevin's story about his great grandma gave me all kinds of feels and reaching for the tissues
🥹🦋❤️glad you could feel those feels right along with us 🫶🏻
Omg when I saw you eat the quesadilla azul . I miss Michoacán and there great gastronomy
Michoacan has some of the best gastronomy in Mexico. Highly underrated and it's easily on our top 3 gastronomies in all Mexico.
Thank you for focusing attention on the plight of migrants and taking the opportunity to draw parallels between their struggle and the migration of monarchs. The situation should be seen with a compassionate lens. Visiting the monarchs has definitely been on my bucket list for a while! I almost went in December but instead did trip #6 to Oaxaca for Xmas. I love Mexico and your videos add to my appreciation of all the country has to offer!
Ya'll got me crying on the treadmill. The best video so far!!🦋🦋🦋
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There is so much to see in Mexico. I hadn't thought about the butterfly sanctuary, but you put it on my list. Y gracias por establecer el paralelo entre la migración de las mariposas y nuestra migración a Córdoba desde el hermoso oeste de Colorado. Siempre amaremos nuestro hogar en Colorado, pero hoy también nos sentimos como en casa en las Altas Montañas de Veracruz. Y gracias también por mostrarnos la escultura de la migración. Mucho amor.❤
Thank you for appreciating one of our dearest video projects ♥️ me alegra mucho que se sientan en casa en Veracruz ☺️ sigue pendiente un cafecito juntos!
So touching. Thank you for speaking on the parallels!
Glad you enjoyed!
So beautiful you two! ❤ I LOVED that statue and especially the butterflies. But your story was so emotional and so true! I wish every person understood this and realize migration is what built many countries to what they are today.
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The Mariposa Monarch butterfly preserve is amazing. Hiking up your at about 11,000 feet at the top. It is an amazing experience.By the way Tlalpujahua during Christmas time is also amazing. -Marc🦋
For real I hadn’t thought about the final altitude we reached because the drive from Angangueo was all incline, plus the hike… wow we were up there! Can’t wait to return to Tlalpujahua close to Christmas time 🥰
Hey Jenny and Kevin. Me gustan muchos sus vídeos. Yall vídeos are fun and are different from all the CZcamsrs that post videos about Mexico. You guys have become my favorite CZcamsrs. Saludos.
Thank you so much 🙏🏽❤️ saludos y feliz inicio de semana ✨
Wow... so emotional! All of it. I've been to see the monarchs, it's amazing and moving. I cried. I'm also married to a Mexican immigrant who came to the US when he was 15. That sculpture is SO touching. Sending you both love and light as you continue to discover your heritage in that wonderful country!
I’m so glad you’ve been! It’s such a gift to be able to experience this. Thanks for your support 🫶🏻
My family is from San Francisco Epungio, close to where this was recorded. Like the butterflies, I made my way to Michigan in 1997. Thank you for telling our story. God bless.
From Michoacan to Michigan 🦋I hope this video made you proud 🥹❤️
So awesome! Thank you for sharing this magnificent experience. I hope I can see it in person someday.
✨🦋sending you good vibes so you can make it happen someday!
I was not ready for the waterworks from this video. Sending you a big hug Kevin. So glad you got to experience this beautiful destination as well. Love you both so much! Please don't stop sharing your stories and experiences. Thank you for you passion in these videos and dedication.
I’ve always loved butterflies! So many lessons that can be extracted from this video & how from the journey the monarchs take each year 🦋
After this experience my appreciation for these butterflies totally skyrocketed! Beautiful creatures. And the educator in you sees all there is to learn, I love it 🥰
🦋 🦋 I enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing! 🦋🦋
Thanks so much for watching 🫶🏻😊
Very emotional. First generation born in the United States. I can totally relate to these beautiful butterflies.
#imnotcryingyourecrying 😭
Thanks again for being a part of this unforgettable experience with us! 🥰
Great video! Definitely have to put these 🦋 places on the bucket list.
Absolutely! Thanks for watching 😊
wow how incredible, so happy you were able to manifest this trip Jenny! hopefully I will too next year!
Thank you Roxy! We hope all is well with you.
Thank you guys for showing the world part of México and the state of Michoacán "El corazón de México " awesome and touching video. video,you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awww you guys…besides the horses, pobrecitos….this video made me tear up…the butterflies, the flags, the sculpture de la “frontera”, families separated, immigrants….thank you! 🇲🇽
Being an immigrant myself, my parents moved us to the US when I was 13. I’m only a DACA recipient and had never been able to go back to Mexico in almost 28 years until last summer when I was granted an Advance Parole to be able to go see my last grandparent I had left 😭, then he passed last January.
In about 3 years, after having lived in the States for about 31 years, my husband, my girls and I are planning on moving to México. I am done with the unfairness we are treated here. I’m grateful for everything this country has given me, although, nothing has been “free or gifted”, I’m just ready to go back to my country where I will no longer feel like an outsider, like an “alien” as we are called here (and many foreigners in Mexico call themselves Expats? They are immigrants too!). I will be in my homeland, my heart belongs there. 💚🤍❤️
Gracias por este video que provocó tantas emociones en mi. Saludos chicos!
🥺the immigrant life is NOT easy when it comes to situations like yours, which we’re super familiar with. I’m glad you got to see your grandparent one last time 🕊️
The American dream they sold our parents decades ago is not the same today. Being able to choose your home is a privilege and I hope the move brings you quality of life ❤️ have you decided where in Mexico you’ll be moving to?
@@EatBailaTravel Yes, the American dream is definitely not the same today and having had the opportunity to go back to Mexico last summer gave me the reassurance to want to move back 100%. We still don't know where, a lot depends on the job my husband gets with his recent PhD, in fact, before you stopped working for UNAM, my husband had sent you a message through Linkedin to ask you some questions....If I am able to get another Advance Parole, I will go back again this summer and I want to go to Yucatán...I've heard it's very pretty there pero no sé si el calor lo pueda soportar! lol.....We have thought about Querétaro as well but we don't know for sure......I love watching your videos because I feel like they give me more of a feeling of México and the different places you've been to give me more of an idea. Last summer I was there for two months and traveled through 11 different states.....we have also considered Puebla.....we will see....meanwhile, we continue planning, saving and waiting, which is the hardest part for me.......vamos a ver.....saludos chicos!
🦋🦋Years ago I had a part-time job and got off of work at 1 p.m. Driving home one day there were Monarchs flying down the road I was driving, they seemed to be everywhere, it was breathtaking. I can only imagine what it is like where you were! It's bad enough that Kevin's story got me emotional, but the sculpture at the end had me in tears. Angangueo is truly magical for more than one reason, thank you for sharing this emotionally wonderful experience! 🦋🦋
Wow! What a blessing! To unexpectedly experience the monarchs like that 🤩 sorry for the tears 🥹😅❤️
@@EatBailaTravel That sculpture got to me, especially with your intro, I can't imagine being one of those families at the wall . . .
It totally got us, too 😮💨
🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋this has been on my bucket list since I moved to Mexico (almost 2 yrs ago)...I'm an immigrant from Guatemala...to El Salvador to USA and now in Mexico. One thing that hit me is that my patria is calling me-its been over 48 yrs since I was last in Guate and looking forward to visiting this summer.
Gracias chicos...saludos desde PV
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Hey Glo! This experience is especially emotional for immigrants and immigrant families ❤ You will love it. Thanks for your comment. Te deseamos linda semana!
Wow y guau! My husband recently returned to his home in Michoacán to stay and I with him. We love it here. Thank you for this amazing video. You touched us on so many levels: migration, oneness of humanity, care for our planet, beauty.🙏🏼🙏🏽🦋
Thanks so much for your lovely comment. Michoacan is so beautiful, isn't it? ❤
Yes it is, on the outside and inside our hearts ♥️
Wow guys! Best video yet! You guys nailed this one! And Hey! Who’s the Silver Fox with you guys? Muy guapo! 😂 This is definitely a video to be proud of. You got my eyes moist! 😊
haha "moist". Yea, we're super proud of it. Thanks for being a part of it!! ❤
Great video 🦋 🦋 🦋 🦋 🦋
Thank you 🤗
Another wonderful video! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a beautiful video ❤ yall made me.cry. that would be so magical to be around them. ✨️ omg the end 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I'm so glad you loved it, Lluvia ❤ please share it with anyone else you think might enjoy it. Te deseo una linda semana!
Thank you for another wonderful video about the magical land of Mexico.
Thank you for watching 🥰
Yet another place in Mex I definitely want to visit. Thank u 2 so much.
We had been wanting to visit for a couple of years already, glad we finally got to go. It's the easier place to travel to but worth every second of the trip.
Like always great job on the story telling. A bit jealous on this one as going to a Santuario de Mariposas Monarcas is one of my top places to go visit.
🦋✨te mando esta mariposita y buenas vibras para que se te cumpla ese sueño! ✨🦋 someday soon! 🤞🏽
This is such a lovely video.🦋🦋🦋
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 😊
I’ve always wanted to there
it's so worth the trip we had been wanting to come for a couple years now and so happy we were able to make it happen. Let us know if you need any more tips for when you go. Saludos
Kevin and Jenny, Thank you for creating this video! I grew up against the San Bernardino mtns, where I discovered a small rock-creek canyon. I was drawn there often for its beauty and during one of my visits there, I encountered an area covered in Monarch Butterflies! Now I realize that they must have been only one of the several generations enroute to one of their homes in Mexico. They know no borders! In a cosmic way, via these creatures, and many years, we again have made a form of contact! Happy trails, Kevin and Jenny!
Hey where near the SB mtns. Did you grow up? I’m from Highland!
Wow! What a beautiful surprise to come across Monarch butterflies during their migration journey. Amazing. Thanks so much, Kenny! Saludos amigo
Excellent video guys! Say Hi to Kyle for us. He was our band manager before he moved to Mexico!
Hola niños! 😂
Kyle and Isela made our road trip feel so short. Good couple, we hope you travel with them again.
Kyle and Isela were also rocking the Washington State gear! GO COUGS!
@@christopherarkills8912 Yes! Our son goes to WSU! Go Cougs!
We visited the butterflies in Sierra Chincua last month. It truly was a spiritual and memorable experience. The te de Monte was my BFF. Thank God we picked up the travel guide on the fork of the road where you go one way towards the Sierra Chincua and the other towards “El Rosario”. Driving through those mountains was no joke and we lost reception along the way! Great video 🦋 🦋 🦋
That was the other sanctuary we thought about going to! How was that hike? I bought a big bunch of the de monte to take home it’s delicious.
Great to hear from others who’ve been! We’re so lucky to have experienced this 🥹🦋✨
The hike was very rustic (dirt road) and had two scenic spots along the way. Rode the horses on the way down so we can ride to one of the scenic routes. Both were amazing as they were the perfect outlook of the mountains.
We love Michoacán! 👌
We do too! 🥰 thanks for watching
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Hi Kyle, we are getting requests for your phone number. Can we share it? haha jk jk
So cool.
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That was an awesome video. The hike looked like it was hard at that altitude, but it made me want to do it. I loved the respectful hushed narration around the butterflies. Connecting it all to immigration and the monument at the end made this very special.
Hey Chris! The hike was hard but so physically and mentally rewarding ❤️ and I’m really glad you appreciated the hushed narration because that whispering turned out to be a lot of audio correction work during editing 😅 hours and hours of of hard work pay off when it’s appreciated so thank you!! 🥹❤️lol
😍Wow! How amazing and touching! Such meaningful video🦋. ❤ I love the connections you highlighted. My ancestors also came from Michoacán and eventually settled in Milwaukee. One of these days I hope to visit the monarch sanctuary. 🙏🏽Thank you so much for this beautiful & emotional video.✊🤜🤛🏽👐🏽
I'm so glad to see comments from people with connections to Michoacan ❤ please share if you feel inclined to do so ❤ Saludos to you in Milwaukee!
Epic video friends 😁❤
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏼❤️ Cheers from 2 Canadians 🇨🇦 living in Veracruz Mexico. 🇲🇽 ✌🏼
Thank you so much for watching every week, we really appreciate your love and support. Saludos to Veracruz!
Beautiful place. Aver cuando planeo un viaje para Michoacán.
Ojalá sea pronto! 😊🫶🏻
Wow qu excelente vídeo.😍
Muchisimas gracias espero y te gusto para poder ayudarnos es seguir compartiendolo. saludos
Thanks for sharing! I love your videos! ❤
This one was extra special for us! We hope you enjoyed
Excellent! I appreciate the authenticity of your expressions.
Thank you for your kind comment ❤
Magical! Love the end of the video, that statue says so much!
What a beautiful video
Thank you so much, we love this video so much!
Hermosas mariposas en este lugar😍
Super hermosas las mariposas, tratamos de grabarlas lo mejor que pudimos pero no hay nada como verlas en persona. Saludos!
Excellent video ❤❤
Thank you very much!
🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋 That was one beautiful video, great job guys! 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Thank you 🤗 We love this video so much it's one of our favorites for sure! Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
Nice! Awesome content. Magical place for sure. On the list.
It really is. Thanks for watching!
Good on y’all climb up there, I was way too tired after a long day at the sanctuary. There was a rly nice restaurant I had breakfast close to the church. Super yumm chilaquiles.
🦋🦋🦋 awesome video guys!!! So moveing and relatable 😢
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it. We hope you can help us share this video.
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The park appears to be at about 10,000 ft high elevation. Last year I was i Peru doing inca tourist site and stayed in Cuco..11,200 feet above sea level! I was feeling sick the whole week except the day we went to Machu Picchu which is actually below 9,000 ft.
Jenny mentioned some high altitude leaf? I’m Peru they have coca…yes, the leaf that gets turned into that stuff. It actually works though just temporarily and reduces some high altitude symptoms, doesn’t eliminate it.
The high altitude made me feel tired all the time, ran out of breath just walking, and felt like there was a pressure on my chess that wouldn’t go away
Yes! The same happened to us when we visited Cuzco and Machu pichuu. Kevin actually ended up very sick and in the hospital during that trip.
Did you enjoy your visit to Peru?
@@EatBailaTravel I absolutely LOVED Peru. I almost passed out from the altitude! We had TWO of the 6 people in our group get sick. One bad enough she missed a whole day of activities and the other (happened to be her sis) had to cut her Machu Pichuu day short...sad that she only spent 50% of the time there that she wanted and probably didn't enjoy it much with her upset stomach.
Machu PIchuu (the whole park & mountains not just the settlement) is high on my list of most beautiful things I've seen. Lima was a boring city though had a nice neighborhood that was lively but it was just one area. Cuzco had the inca charm! The old spanish colonial look. Loved t.
@@EatBailaTravel And Peruvian food is amazing!
Wow, great video guys! My parents are from La Piedad, Michoacán, and we go visit at least twice a year. I myself am also first generation born Mexican American. My parents migrated when they were young adults. This video made me emotional and tear up 😢😢. We have no clue the struggle that our parents had to go through to make it to the US. I’m very grateful for the sacrifices that they made to give us what we needed. Thank you for such a wonderful video ❤
Thanks so much for commenting, Angelina. It means a lot to us that this video reaches other immigrant families, especially those from Michoacan! Please share if you feel inclined to do so ❤
La Piedad? We have family that lives there!
Ya quiero irrrrrrrrrrr
Next year would be best! Pal próximo año sería mejor ya que las mariposas ya se van de Angangueo
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What did you think Steve? Thank you for watching and commenting. Saludos
@@EatBailaTravel That town is beautiful, I would love to come see the butterflies, and I liked the comparison with human migration.
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Thanks for watching 🦋🫶🏻
🦋! Great one as always!
Thank you! Cheers!
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Sounds like that town is the Mexican version of Tombstone, AZ. I always enjoy seeing the monarchs come to California
OH! Is there a butterfly sanctuary in Tombstone, AZ?
Not a butterfly sanctuary, but the town kind of reminded me of Arizona
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Que binita entrada a tu video..ok gonna finish the rest. ❤😂
Hasta nosotros lloramos un poco con la pura entrada. Ojala y te gusto para ayudarnos a compartir el video! un abrazo!
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Great video 🦋🦋🦋
Thank you 🤗
We were at the sanctuary the same day, incredibly beautiful. Thanks for the commentary.
😯 did we cross paths??
Yes. @@EatBailaTravel
Are you the nice couple who said they saw our carnitas video? 🧐
I mentioned that I had seen your video about carnitas in Quiroga, and Morelia. We appear briefly in this video (8.22)
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Excellent Video! What month was this video filmed? Trying to decide when is the best month to visit this majestic place.
This was filmed last Sunday so February 25th. We know they start migrating back to USA in March. So we think January-February should be good times to visit
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Thank you so much for watching and commenting, we hope you enjoyed the video.
Many of those butterflies will end up here in my Part of Canada very soon but sadly its crazy you post this video when you did. 2 days ago the Canadian government bowed to US pressure and now require Mexicans to have a Temporary Resident Visa to enter the country. Just another way the US can track people if they cross the Northern boarder illegally.
Canada has not required Mexicans to enter the country with a visa since 2016 and there have been little to no issues. The number of Mexicans trying to cross to the US after coming to Canada is so small this will cost all 3 countries more than its worth.
Just be kind to each other and enjoy what everyone brings to the table.
Wow. So many power-plays and not enough actually effective solutions 😔 crazy. I didn’t know about that. Thanks for sharing
🌺🌾I couldn't find a butterfly🐞🐝
🦋🫶🏻 thanks for watching and dropping a comment 😊❤️
When is the best month to come?
December, January and February. The butterflies start to arrive early November and start to leave in March
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I’m back! What are the chances of running into someone from the suburbs next to where your from! Genny with g?
Crazy!!! Right?! Where are you from?
@@EatBailaTravel Originally Aurora (west Burbs) but living by the lake in Lincoln Park / East Lakeview area.
@@Homer-OJ-Simpson nice area!
My ex girlfriend was nickname butterfly because she cheated on me so many times
ouch! We hope you've been able to move from the butterfly
@@EatBailaTravel I was talking about this on the telephone conversation recently. And now I got this butterfly feed AI is evil doesn't like me
What a beautiful and magical video🩷 Have you read The Butterfly's Daughter? Think you’d like it
We have not! Putting it on our list. thank you. We hope you enjoyed our video.
Always!! @@EatBailaTravel
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Thank you so much for watching and commenting, we hope you enjoyed the video.