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Oaxaca de Juárez Travel Guide: 350 reviews and 911 photos

A quiet pedestrian street - Oaxaca de Juárez

Nothing but shunshine

Oaxaca is a colonial town located in the mountains about 6 hours by bus to the southeast of Mexico City. Its elevation (1778 m) gives it a dry climate with warm afternoons and cool evenings/mornings.

It's a sizeable city (300 000 inhabitants) and you can wander around on foot to your heart's content, admiring the colonial buildings, markets, and colourful walls and flowers.

I spent a week in Oaxaca and surrounding villages and archeological sites. I did not see a single drop of rain, and very few clouds. I'll be building this page over the next few days...

MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK. I HAVE MUCH MORE TO ADD!!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Great climate, good food, and plenty to see and do
Cons:Too much traffic especially at rush hour
In a nutshell:I might be back here!

Last visit to Oaxaca de Juárez: Jan 2006
Intro Updated Feb 7, 2006
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Reviews (14)

Black Pottery in San Bartolo Coyotepec Shopping (2)

If you're with a group you'll be able to get a demonstration of the process here. Very interesting. The special clay is... more travel advice

Pleasant place near the Zocalo Restaurants (3)

This turned out to be one of my most enjoyable meals in Oaxaca. If you can get one of the few tables by the windows,... more travel advice

Pork tenderloin in red mole - Oaxaca de Juárez

Oaxaquena cuisine Restaurants (3)

I went to El Naranjo after reading that it specializes in Oaxaquena cuisine, and in particular "moles" which are sauces... more travel advice

Mezcal Tasting Things to Do (5)

Mezcal is a liquor made from fermented maguey plants. It's similar to tequila. Some varieties of mezcal are flavoured,... more travel advice

Off The Beaten Path (3)
See All Widest tree on earth - "El Tule"

Hotels (1)
If you want quiet

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Greggor58 Sep 26, 2010 at 8:38 AM

Another terrific little page...what a wonderful find your hotel here seems to have been..I like the idea of Easter in Oaxaca!Great information about the "tourist bus" to Monte Alban...that's really good to know :o)
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cinthya_in_victoria Oct 7, 2008 at 4:12 PM

I definitely want to go there, its my dad's hometown and the last time I was there I was 5 so, not many memories! Great info, thanks for sharing. Regards from Mexico City!! =D
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madamx Jan 8, 2007 at 7:24 PM

Thanks for the great tips; we just came back from Patzcuaro and plan to make Oaxaca our next colonial destination.
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Kaspian Feb 27, 2006 at 1:28 PM

How very flowery and colourful! Dark mole is a bit strange, isn't it? I think it's an acquired taste. I don't dislike it, but don't crave it yet either. Trying to keep you in the top 1000, miss. ;-)
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leffe3 Feb 8, 2006 at 8:15 PM

Looks like we did many a similar thing as well as same itinerary - Oaxaca, PE and Mexico City (but we did add Cuernavaca and Tasco on). Brings back memories - and those colours! :)
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luckyzen Feb 8, 2006 at 7:52 PM

It sounds like it is really nice here! Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Cape Town.
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Redang Feb 6, 2006 at 10:25 PM

Good page!
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Mandy23 Feb 6, 2006 at 10:08 PM

This city looks like a great place to visit. Maybe I can go back to Mexico one day and explore it.