Monarch Butterfly Reserves Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Monarch Butterfly Reserves
There are 5 publicly accessible sanctuaries: El Rosario, Sierra Chincha, Ejido El Capulín (aka Cerro Pelon), Piedra Herrada, La Mesa. The first two are in Michoacán and the other three are in the State of Mexico to the east. El Rosario is the most popular, with weekends being very crowded during butterfly season. The Sierra Chincua sanctuary is much more rustic. The sanctuaries are in pine and oyamel forested hills, so expect some moderate hiking. For El Rosario, it's about a 2-km hike up to the top of the hill where the butterflies congregate. The area is a pine and oyamel forest. The monarch butterflies tend to congregate on the branches of the oyamel trees to conserve warmth. In the later part of the season, late February to early March, as the climate warms a little, the butterflies be
Monarch Butterfly Reserves Travel Guide Sections
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