Plazuela ruins � 20 minutes � Ruins containing artifacts of 3 different cultures
Zamora � 1 hour � Gothic style cathedral, Capilla de Juan Diego, Zinaparo Park
Irapuato � 1 hour - Shop, stroll around, great Mexican food
Lake Chapala � 1.5 hours � Wildlife, cruises, seafood restaurants, quaint shops
Guadalajara � 2 hours - Rodeos at Lienzo charro, Plaza de Toros bullfighting
Queretaro � 2 hours � The Aqueduct, The Maths museum, Convento de la Cruz
Morelia � 2 hours � Museum of Michoacan, colonial art museum, Cuauthemoc Park
Leon � 2 hours - Basilica Cathedral, Martyrs Square, factory outlets, markets
Guanajuato � 2.5 hours � The Peace monument, Mummies museum, Juarez theater
Janitzio Island on Lake Patzcuaro � 2.5 hours � El dia de los Muertos festival
San Miguel de Allende � 2.5 hours � Natl Institute of fine arts, Immaculate Concepcion
Paricutin Volcano � 3 hours � Dormant volcano with engulfed church, hiking, camping
Uruapan � 3 hours � National Park Eduardo Ruiz, Santa Catarina dam, etc
Mexico City � 4 hours - Teotihuacan and Tula ruins, El Zocalo, museums, Plaza de Toros
Puerto Vallarta � 5 hours � Whale watch, dive, surf, beached, the Mexican Riviera
The Pacific coastline to the south offers beautiful virgin beaches that are virtually undisturbed, and only scattered with sparse populations of native Mexican communities.
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