Each year, millions of Monarch butterflies migrate from North America to their wintering grounds in central Mexico. This is one of the great wildlife spectacles and is a must see for visitors to this part of the World.
The Monarchs can't survive the cold winters of North America and so make the journey South every October, staying till about March.
There are a number of Monarch reserves in central Mexico where these beauties can be found. This weekend, we visited the Santuario Piedra Herrada near Valle de Bravo in Estado de Mexico.
After an hours hiking in the woods, we arrived at a section of forest full of Monarchs. Here, branches are weighed down by the sheer volume of butterflies on them.
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