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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: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!
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Black Pottery in San Bartolo Coyotepec
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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
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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
Oaxaquena cuisine
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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
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Mezcal is a liquor made from fermented maguey plants. It's similar to tequila. Some varieties of mezcal are flavoured,... more travel advice
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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)
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
Thanks for the great tips; we just came back from Patzcuaro and plan to make Oaxaca our next colonial destination.
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. ;-)
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! :)
It sounds like it is really nice here! Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Cape Town.
Good page!
This city looks like a great place to visit. Maybe I can go back to Mexico one day and explore it.
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