In this Michoacán community, Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla (Morena) mentioned that some 800,000 tourists, both domestic and international, are expected to visit to witness the arrival of the Monarch Butterfly, a unique migratory spectacle in the world.
Each year, the Monarch Butterfly travels 4,000 kilometers from Canada to hibernate in the oyamel fir forests of Michoacán and the State of Mexico, where the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve is located. This reserve encompasses 56,259 hectares, of which 13,554 hectares comprise the Core Zone, declared a Natural World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2008.
Governor Ramírez Bedolla officially opened the butterfly sanctuaries in the Sierra Chincua, Senguio, El Rosario, and Angangué, accompanied by the Secretaries of the Environment and Tourism of the Mexican Government, Alicia Isabel Adriana Bárcena Ibarra and Josefina Rodríguez Zamora, respectively.
This marks the beginning of the 2025-2026 Monarch Butterfly hibernation season, during which the butterflies will be admired in their natural habitat by visitors and tourists, primarily from the United States, Europe, and Central America. These visitors will find infrastructure and services to support their stay in eastern Michoacán.
The region offers local cuisine and specialized guides to welcome all monarch butterfly enthusiasts and lead them along trails where they can admire the butterflies without harming the forest or the environment.
Ramírez Bedolla emphasized the importance of preserving the oyamel fir forests that comprise the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve and the efforts undertaken by the federal and state governments to maintain one of the world’s most important and impressive migrations.
He highlighted the efforts made to improve services for visitors, such as the underground electrical infrastructure project in the Sierra Chincua Sanctuary, which involved an investment of 3.7 million pesos from state funds.
Source: eluniversal
