Date: 10/18/2000

Number: 1

¡Las primeras mariposas han llegado!


The exciting news we've all been waiting for just arrived from Angangueo, Michoacan: The students in the schools surrounding the sanctuaries are beginning to see the first monarchs!

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"Los ninos gritan 'ahi van mariposas!' y los demos las cuentan," wrote teacher Senor Gilberto Salazar of Escuela Pedro Ascencio. Just a mile up the road sits Escuela Benito Juarez. The school is nestled on the mountain just beneath the Sierra Chincua sanctuary. "El miercoles estaban jugando futbol y vieron una mariposa!" they reported. The town of Angangueo is in the valley below, and Escuela Issac Arriaga is located beside the town square. According to students there, the first monarchs appeared in town last week, apparently looking for a needed drink of water after their long journey: "Muchas mariposas pasan por donde ahi arroyos y rios," they observed.

Angangueo, MIC

Latitude: 19.6 Longitude: -100.3

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