Door to Heaven: Mexico Off the Beaten Path
(WorldNews Mexico)

A softness in people´s eyes and a gentleness of gesture. This was my travel brief, along with a bit of adventure. I didn´t mind the details, but I was craving warmth of spirit above all else, something in direct contrast to the clamor of my orbit in Manhattan. This is how I came to pick the small, lesser-known state of Michoacán, Mexico. My heritage is Mexican, so perhaps there was a homing call as well. But it was more of a leap than a well-planned trip. With a wonderful guide named Alejandro, a former bullfighter who is masterfully fluent in the history of the area, I discovered why Michoacán, set in the heart of western...