{"id":1044,"date":"2020-11-20T22:29:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T22:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/\/\/\/\/?p=1044"},"modified":"2022-09-22T15:48:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T21:48:07","slug":"la-luna-voyages-the-monarch-butterflies-journey-to-michoacan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/la-luna-voyages-the-monarch-butterflies-journey-to-michoacan\/","title":{"rendered":"La Luna Voyages: The Monarch Butterflies\u2019 Journey To Michoac\u00e1n"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Every November millions of monarch butterflies travel about 3,000 miles from Canada and the U.S. to make one of the largest migratory journeys of any species. They land in the oyamel forests of Michoac\u00e1n and the state of Mexico where they spend the winter fluttering together under a canopy of trees. Since pre-hispanic times the Purepecha have recorded the monarchs\u2019 arrival, and later as it coincided with Dia de Los Muertos the butterflies came to represent the souls of lost ancestors returning for their annual trip to earth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Scientists still don\u2019t know exactly how the monarchs are able make their journey but recent studies have pointed to an internal compass that allows them to navigate based on the sun\u2019s position. We know that they come for Michoac\u00e1n\u2019s lush forests because they provide temperate weather for the butterflies to breed as they wait out the colder temperatures up north. Or maybe they\u2019re like us and have a nose for mezcal.<\/p>

In Michoac\u00e1n the most well known sanctuary is El Rosario in Angangueo, a couple hour bus ride from Morelia or Mexico City. The importance of these sanctuaries and the work done by local people to maintain them year-round is even more crucial as the effects of climate change, pesticides and deforestation pose threats to the species. Providing sanctuary for the monarchs also has wider effects for ecosystems by preserving other species like nectar plants and other animals that share the same habitats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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At El Rosario a local guide will take you on a walking path and share information about the butterflies and the natural environment. The butterfly congregations are roped off but you\u2019ll find them swooping through the sky. You can also stop to rest and have a bite at one of the many stands offering traditional Michoac\u00e1n dishes.<\/p>

Since we can\u2019t visit the sanctuaries we\u2019ll soon be sharing a special cocktail recipe in homage to the Monarchs and that can take you on your own journey. Stay tuned! Discover Mezcal cocktail recipes<\/a> people created and shared with us that you will love!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every November millions of monarch butterflies travel about 3,000 miles from Canada and the U.S. to make one of the largest migratory journeys of any species. They land in the oyamel forests of Michoac\u00e1n and the state of Mexico where they spend the winter fluttering together under a canopy of trees. Since pre-hispanic times the … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1044"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2800,"href":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1044\/revisions\/2800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lalunamezcal.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}