"Angangueo (Sanctuario de las Mariposas Monarcas)" Angangueo by flyingpig

Angangueo Travel Guide: 29 reviews and 42 photos

The sanctuary is a wooden area located at over 3200 m. of altitude where millions of butterflies will spend Winter time.... more travel advice

Let's face it - there is nothing to do in Angangueo. The village is built around a main street practically devoid of... more travel advice

The hotel Don Bruno is the best in Angangueo and the closest to the sanctuary of the Monarch butterflies. When booking... more travel advice

From Mexico D.F. you first need to go to the Terminal Camionera Poniente near the metro Observatorio. From there you... more travel advice

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Jele18 Feb 25, 2008 at 1:40 PM

Please don't use fireplaces when staying in the Angangueo area. The wood used in these fireplaces is almost certainly illegally cut in and around the Monarch Reserve thereby endangering the Oyamel forests these creatures rely on. :-)
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globalgourmand Dec 12, 2006 at 5:58 PM

In scouring the internet for useful, detailed information on Angangueo, your review has been the first "aha!" for me. Thanks to you and everyone who shares info on the more obscure destinations. Big help, keep it up!
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acemj Feb 8, 2003 at 7:45 PM

Great info. Must be amazing to see all the butterflies scattering from the trees.
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vela_candela Nov 25, 2002 at 7:49 AM

Very practical comments about Angangueo. Lovely picture.