A trip to Santa Clara de Cobre is nice, if you are interested in coppersmith arts. Patzcuaro's one of the most delightful towns in all of Mexico. Even in April, it gets very, very chilly there at night. Silk long Johns and flannel nightwear will make your mother's trip much more comfortable. At the entrance of Once Patios is a new cafe selling homemade bagels and scones.
Street vendors sell the world's best palmers.
On the road leading to Tzintzuntzun, next to the Pemex station, is a very simple road food restaurant Camino Real, which is always full and for good reason. Manuel's matte-finish, almost Oriental glazes are in distinct contrast to the traditional white glaze popularized by his late father, Manuel Morales.