Shot by an American traveler, this silent 16mm home movie documents a trip to Mexico City, Toluca, Zitacuaro, Morelia, Uruapan and Paracutin in the 1950s. The film begins in Toluca at :48 with Market Day, with all sorts of colorful wares being sold including baskets, clothing, and more. At 3;56 a card notes that the patio of the Poseda de don Vasco, is named after a Franciscan missionary. A statue of Morelos is seen towering over the lake at Pitzcuaro at 4:33. At 6:04 fishermen with butterfly nets are seen plying the lake. At 6:20 Zacapo market day is shown along with the charming local church. At 7:18 Uruapan and the Paricutin volcano are shown. At 9:55 hot laval is seen on the side of the mountain at night. At 10:30 the road to Guadalajara is shown near Uruapan. At 11:02 a maguey plant is shown and local villagers are photographed including children at 11:36 who wear handmade clothes. A parade of donkeys or mules walk past camera. At 12:30 Lake Chapala is shown. At 13:07 images shot in Guadalajara include a hotel courtyard, city streets (14:25), sugar cane sales (14:44), etc. At 14:51 through San Luis Potosi (15:39) to the Pan American HIghway.

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