Patzcuaro is located half way between Guadalajara and Mexico City. The closest International Airport is located in Morelia which is about 45 minutes away from here. If you look up Patzucaro you will find lots of information, like it is where the first University was founded in North America a long long time ago, and most notably it's know for it Day of the Dead celebration and festivites. Just recently Morelia is known for it violent killings during some Independence Celebration where some misguided soul decided to toss some handgrenades into a croud of innocent celebrators in order to gain some noterity and have the government notice them........ Lots of people noticed them, and lots of local celibratory gatherings have been curtailed because of that. Kind of like pissing people of so that you will be noticed........and I thought that only happen in the good old US...........
So look up Patzcuaro and you will find that 250 thousand tourists flock here every year, from all over the world, to see the celebrations, maybe a few less this year now that there are people wanting to inflict pain and suffering more than their already is on a daily basis......
Anyway, the purpose of the D of the D celebration is to set up an altar for the memory of those who have passed the previous year and place items they enjoy, including bread, candy, booze and cigarettes. (probably the cause of their passing) anyway the remaining family sets these altars up at the homes and or at the cemetaries and spend the night getting "in touch" with the departed........ Hey I didn't invent the holiday, I'm just telling you what I see.........
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