Local forest guardian guides rest their horses after the two hour journey up the mountain to the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.

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Location: Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico
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