Monumento a José María Morelos — Attraction in Michoacán

A very small island on a vast lake.

The buildings are compact and form tight alleyways, perfect for kids to hide and seek, perfect for younger children. They same happier here than on the main land. The middle school aged children seem to have a bored wanderlust look on their faces, as if they've played enough on the island, and yearn to see the mainland.

There seems to be mostly children and older aldults. There are very few people of working age 16-35. The economy seems mostly supported by tourism. The difference in wealth is disgusting when comparing the tourist to the locals. while on the mainland, roads bring transitions, there are not too many reasons to make the journey across the lake, to allow equal flow of commerce.

amazing place to raise kids. I imagine the island gets boring in your teens.

there is no noise pollution. there are no cars.

EDIT: wanted to clarify, it isn't the locals that are disgusting, but rather some of the tourist. They present themselves in a manner, such as to say, they do not work for a living. Their clothes are new, their shoes are white and have only been worn once, and I very much hope the local children are not influenced by the lack of class these tourist present. It is normal to be of...

Skip this island, it is a tourist trap.

It is billed as an island populated only by indigenous people selling their artisanal crafts. Perhaps in in the past it was. Now it is an island full of your typical Mexican tourist items than can be bought anywhere and are most likely made in China, t-shirts, mugs, shot glasses, caps, etc.

First you take a ferry that costs 100p per person. As you approach the island, there is a group of fisherman pretending to fish to put on a show for you. After they wave their nets around for a few seconds, a pair of "tradition" canoe looking boats, made out of fiberglass, breaks off and proceeds down either side collecting tips. The fisherman have learned that they can make more money posing for pictures than fishing.

After docking you start walking up the different steep alleys, lined side to side, top to bottom with your typical tourist paraphernalia with a continual chorus of barkers trying to lure you into their shop or restaurants. At the top, for another small fee, you can pass through the gates to take in the view of the statue of Morelos.

The island is just an outdoor market with nothing redeeming or...

the boat takes around 15-25 min to arrive at the island, THE CLIMB is heavy, took me almost 30-40 min with my heavy weight. As you go up there are shops, and some spots to sit. As you walk to the entrance to see the statue of the monument/climb to the top of the statue (another climb) is 10 pesos, per person the ticket. (Jan/11/2025 date).

the top, is hard hard to take pictures it's a very small spot to take a picture and there is no management. to control people in that space. And it is almost suffocating the small spot. Nonetheless the plaza that's on the top has restaurants, a few spots to sit and take pictures and just enjoy the view around the island is gorgeous.

• I don't recommend people with high blood pressure, prone to dizziness/ issues with vertigo to go up the top of the statue. As...