The aristocrat among the colonial cities is Morelia, a city halfway between the capital and Guadalajara. Apart from a few modern buildings, the city retains an atmosphere of old Spain. The Plaza de los Martires forms the center of the city, flanked on one side by the Cathedral, bearing an unusual pink stone façade, with its 61m- (200ft-) high tower. Other sights include the College of San Nicolas (founded in 1540), the Conservatorio de las Rosa and the impressive Aqueduct built in 1790 to carry water into the city. Between November and February, visitors should go to the Monarch Butterfly Refuge near Angangueo, Morelia. Each year these butterflies migrate from Canada and the USA to a mountain bordering the state of Michoacan in Mexico.

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