Benito Juarez Market (Mercado de Benito Juarez) Oaxaca

Oggi doveva essere finalmente il primo giorno di scavo.... Ma continuano i festeggiamenti di Monte Alban e quindi aspettiamo domani... Abbiamo quindi visitato la basilica de la Soledad e il mercado Juarez per.... Gli acquisti di natale …

We left Mexico city hung over/sleep deprived and we embarked on our 6 hour bus ride to Oaxaca city (pronounced "Wahhaka"). In our hazy state we unfortunately lost my (Ben's) mobile, nonetheless it was a pleasant trip through the cactus filled mountains (just how i'd imagined it). Oaxaca was a great mini city full of colourful buildings and cobbled …

I spent the day walking around town mostly. Zoe, my host accompanied me to the Zocalo from her place – around 10-15 minutes walk.

The whole centro is turned into camp city with teachers on strike! Every year the teachers go on strike and nobody knows how long they go for each time. In 2006, they had a strike for 7 months. The local …

... lime juice and spicy hot sauce.  Happy, happy days. A place that we visited a few times during our visit was the Benito Juarez Market.  It was here on our first day that we had one of the most memorable meals so far on our trip.  Inside ...