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Wahaka!!!!!!!!
Nov 16, 2007
(20 photos)
"Oaxaca (pronounced WA-HA-KA) is just a great place..definitely one of our top destinations thus far; beautiful colonial city full of young artists, great food such as the ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
losbrowns
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Oaxaca
Mar 30, 2008
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"OK, first, the doctors in Oaxaca tried to kill me with Flagyl. They had me on that and another strong antibiotic. I got all crazy sweaty, vertigo, shaky, nauseated etc ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
muddyfeet
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Oaxaca
Feb 16, 2007
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" Moving fast towards Guatemala, I made two more stops. The first one in Oaxaca, a very nice city with a nice atmosphere. It has nice colored houses and a vibrant central plaza with ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
esbjorn
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Montezuma´s Revenge in Oaxaca!
Sep 15, 2006
"Dean: We carried on down south through Mexico to Oaxaca. It would have been interesting to stay in Mexico City for Independance Day (16th Sep) but we decided it was best to leave t ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
alexndean
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Is this the Italian Job?
Jul 9, 2006
(31 photos)
"Just got to Oaxaca after another over night bus journey. This time I got little to no sleep due to travel sickness. Ive never exprienced anything lke this before and it was all dow ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
hodge
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Cathedrals, Markets and Mole
Jun 3, 2007
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"We loved Mexico City and Willy and Charmaine were great hosts, but it was time to move on. Yesterday morning we took the metro to Mexico City´s big bus station TAPO and booked ours ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
alinmattrtw2005
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Oh, Mexico
Jul 1, 2006
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"Over the years I have visited Mexico several times. My experience has always been either sleepy desert/fishing villages or giant gringo resorts with tequila-shooting fratboys. (Onc ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
midlifecrisis
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Chocolate and Grasshoppers for Dinner in Oaxaca
Jan 15, 2005
"Hola Amigos, We decided to move out of Guadalajara, after another optician letting us down, at least we managed to get a couple of months worth of contact lenses for tash, so she c ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
dospollos
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Hot Chocolate and Silver
Sep 24, 2004
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"After a sad farewell to Vinnie, Kylie and Mexico City we moved on to a small mining village called Taxco. It was a pretty place, very hilly with narrow cobbled streets. We stayed i ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
worldofbintang
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Last Stop Before the Beach
Feb 21, 2004
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"Southward bound and optimistic as ever, we packed away the 'long johns' - hopefully for the last time for a while! Back on Hwy 57, after our stay in San Miguel de Allende, we decid ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
thymeoff
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Oaxaca - Guelaguetza and Mezcal
Feb 11, 2004
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"I'm writing this entry on schedule for a change as we have plenty of time to kill before our bus leaves for San Cristobal de las Casas at 7pm tonight. Unfortunately, as the journey ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
andanddan
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Oaxaca'd!
Jul 12, 2008
(20 photos)
"We left sleepy Puerto Escondido after having had a wonderful day there, what a cool little town! Jess had told me that the road to Oaxaca would be windy and we would probably have ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
jessandmalin

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Side trip to Oaxaca
Feb 7, 2008
"The loss of my passport in Vera Cruz and the information that I'd been given about how long it was going to take to replace it, was very unsettling, to say the least. So I did ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
chictravelers2

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Oaxaca
Dec 4, 2007
(79 photos)
"In Oaxaca City we stayed in an outstanding hotel (Posada Don Matias) near what I'm going to call the "Market District" of town. There are two fairly large buildings full of b ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
checky

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Oaxaca
Jan 13, 2008
"Apres un bref sejour de 8 heures a mexico on est arrive a oaxaca, capitale de l'etat du meme nom, assez sympathique bien que notre objectif principal etait de trouver la sollitude ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
lesondupeuple

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Discovering Oaxaca
Mar 22, 2008
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"After a wonderful week exploring San Cristobal and the surrounding area we began traveling to Oaxaca. Time dictated our leaving this beautiful area as there were many nearby place ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
kbramblings

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Oaxaca City!
Sep 12, 2008
"My morning started, again, far earlier than necessary. In the middle of the night I was awoken by the horriffic attack of man eating mosquitos. They were all over the room, y ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
btighe

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Yuctan, Chiapas, Pacific Coast and Oaxaca
Jun 28, 2008
(101 photos)
"Hi all, We have arrived back in the UK now, but it seemed silly to do all these blog entries and not have an entry for the last month of the trip, plus i have the luxury of writing ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
rlphillips

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Tourist Spotting and Monte Alban
Feb 22, 2008
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"Accomodation here was pretty good with a pool. So I was straight in where I got talking to a slevenian tour group who shouted me a beer or two and gave me some local recommendation ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
amydavid

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Oaxaca - Happy Mexican Independence day
Sep 15, 2008
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"We are here in Oaxaca for Mexican Independence Day. Three days in Mexico City was enough for us, too many police with shotguns and helicopters flying overhead all day. I have neve ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
thedidgeridude

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Oaxaca
Feb 11, 2006
(44 photos)
"The early morning bus trip out of town deserved a window seat. The map shows that there are several volcanoes on route. I fight the urge to sleep as the scenery is great, some of t ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
bradmccartney

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Bangers & cash
Dec 1, 2007
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"In Mexico city I met Yorkshire Steve, neirther of us could speak spanish so it was a match made in heaven for travelling Mexico. Four of us in total headed southwestishy towa ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
alanbruce

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My new favourite place
Oct 4, 2007
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"After a six-hour bus ride on another excellent Mexican bus (lots of leg room and reclining potential) we were in the beautiful town of Oaxaca. Predominately a tourist area, it expe ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
nancydeb

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Oaxaca
May 23, 2008
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"Oaxaca was nice, there was some kind of protest going on, Pat got assulted by a piece of string and we washed our clothes at a proper laundrette. ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
tour-46

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Out of Escondido and into the mountains.
Oct 31, 2007
"Hi All! Time for a small entry as im now somewhere OTHER than Escondido. I got a bus yesterday morning up to the City of Oaxaca (pronounced Wahacka) and it was a b ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
chalk

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Major road trip.....
Jan 26, 2008
"Having decided to leave Guad, and having seen pretty much all there was there, we decided to head in South to Oaxaca (pronounced Wah-haka). We were told by a very good source ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
jamesmc

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The journey to Oaxaca
Apr 17, 2006
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"Yesterday i left the hostel for Oaxaca, where I am attending a language course and staying with a host Mexicans family. The day did not get off to a good start as my alarm clock wa ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
carincowell

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From Here Life Takes a Turn
Jan 19, 2008
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" Diary Extract This is how I have imagined Mexico: two-storey block houses, barren mountains, cacti, cobblestone streets and a country where everything except the traffic moves ju ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
jarrad.barnes

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Oaxaca
May 14, 2008
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"Upon arriving into Oaxaca we headed in to the centre for something to eat but as it was Monday night and raining heavily the area which is normally buzzing was very quiet. The foll ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
kathrynpreston

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Mexican Politics in all their Glory
Nov 22, 2006
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"Welcome to Oaxaca. This has been one of the most interesting stops on my trip and I almost didn´t come. Although it is a beautiful city in itself, my interest here at this time is ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
dununzio

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Ciudad de Oaxaca
Nov 27, 2007
(22 photos)
"Let us just say that the bus ride from Mexico City to Oaxaca was quite interesting. We decided to take the very last bus out of Mexico City so that we could enjoy and experie ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
chambo03

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sabores de mexico
Dec 10, 2005
"Hola desde Oaxaca! We have been in Mexico for almost one week, and each day I have fallen in love with the country again. I must admit that I knew very little about Mexico (in fact ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
sierranica

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Oaxaca
Oct 3, 2007
"2 buses and 11 hours of sitting later, i´m in the beautiful city of Oaxaca. Although long, the bus ride was incredible, navigating the neverending streets of Mexico city ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
clintos

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Oaxca
Apr 7, 2008
(18 photos)
"After 3 days in mexico city, alone again, but not for long...i went to my next stop "Oaxca", here i really felt like i was more in mexico. Its a beautiuful town, with families alwa ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
mattock

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Beautiful Colonial City
Mar 24, 2007
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"We left our friends in Huatulco Mexico well rested, but more than a little home sick. A week with old friends reminded us of everything we love about our home and our friends in Wi ..."
A travel blog entry from OAXACA by
1life

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Waking and Dreaming
Mar 8, 2006
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"Looks like I will be on a plane in route to the good old USA in less then 10 hours! It's kind of a weird feeling? I always have doubts about what it will be like when I get home. L ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
johnnynomad

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Wa-ha-ka-ka-ka
Apr 30, 2005
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"After much deliberating on where to go next, we plumped for a six hour bus ride south-east to Oaxaca (wa-ha-ka). It's a fair bit more relaxed here than the capital, but then it is ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
edc

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Eating Grasshoppers in Oaxaca
Aug 26, 2007
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"So after a few days in San Miguel de Allende, we took the bus back to Mexico City and stayed overnight at the same guest house - Casa de Gonzales. On Friday morning we got up early ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
clandybar

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Vegetarians Beware!
Jun 3, 2007
(11 photos)
"After Mexico City, I took a very expensive bus down to Oaxaca (oh-HOCK-ca), a town I planned to visit last winter. Those plans, though, had been thwarted by violents political prot ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
jodi_nelan

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Oaxaca
Jun 13, 2006
(2 photos)
"Arrived late in the day but still had time to take in the city centre as our bus dropped us a distance from our hotel. With heavy backpacks we dodged washing lines holding up a sha ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
davidandclare

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Oaxaca
Jul 5, 2007
(60 photos)
"Arrived a bit tired as sat up reading the guide book. Walked to where our first choice hostal was but couldn't find it at first and when we did, it was closed for renovation. It ga ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
freeandeasy

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Last day in Oaxaca
Apr 12, 2004
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"We´ve spent the Easter weekend in Oaxaca which has been an interesting time to be here. Its been packed with holidaying Mexicans and there have been a few processions and celebrati ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
the_crispys

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I HEART Oaxaca!
Apr 15, 2006
"Good Pessach to all. Friday, as I stood in both awe and horror watching the reenactment of the Passion of the Christ here in Oaxaca I could not imagine being in a less "Jewish" env ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
julieviaje

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Oaxaca City
May 9, 2008
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"We arrived here this morning about 10 and made our way to Hostal Pochon to see if they had a room for the night. They only had a shared room which was fine because this cities acom ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
epijuarez

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Graffiti and tarpaulines
Aug 6, 2006
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"Arrived safely enough in Oaxaca (funny - writing it now in a little bit of a rush it's hard to remember the arrival clearly!) and checked into our hotel. Very pleasant - good sized ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
sheppard

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The Culinary Centre
May 26, 2008
(3 photos)
"Becs 26/5: We took the luxury bus service of ADO GL from Mexico City to Oaxaca which was 6 hours. All pretty easy, got a taxi to our accommodation at El Quitoje http://w ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
markandbecs

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More churches
Mar 10, 2004
(8 photos)
"From the grind and grime of Mexico City, I headed to Puebla, a town two hours south. Benito, my garrolous taxi driver grilled me in how to say 'Yo quiero un boleto para ...' I woul ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
catmoj

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Left Mexico City
Dec 21, 2007
(3 photos)
"Oaxaca is a little place getting towards the Jungle. We were only here for a day as it was a stop over on the way to Peurto Escondido. Oaxaca has a lovely centre of tow ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
clintonb

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A pleasant change
Mar 13, 2008
"Oaxaca City is so different to everything else I´ve seen in Mexico. Elsewhere machismo is the rule rather than the exception, everyone listens to mariachi music with cheesy love ly ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
sammygrim

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Ohhhhh..axaca
Jan 28, 2007
(19 photos)
"The trip to Oaxaca was my second overnight bus in a row having taking one the night before from Merida to Palenque. In planning it didn't seem too bad. But some dodgy lunch in Pale ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
jbaxter

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Oaxaca City Oaxaca State
Jan 22, 2008
(13 photos)
"The six hour journey southwards to Oaxaca City certainly made up for the disappointment of the ugly industrial sprawl north of Mexico City. The scenery was just stunning with vast ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
underwater

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Oaxaca
Oct 30, 2005
(22 photos)
"Hola, Arrived in Oaxaca at 6:30 in the morning. I took an overnight bus (6 Hours) from Mexico city that smelled bad. I smelled the seats, I smelled my neighbor, I smelled my feet. ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
jschmuldt

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No Ladyboys here
Apr 19, 2005
(3 photos)
"So we left Mexico City in a trail of dust, chased by Mexican bandits firing shots into the air, whooping and hollering. Either that or on the first-class bus, complete with air con ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
mullets

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Adios South America, Hola Mexico!
Jul 22, 2008
"Well a big hello to you all from Oaxaca in Mexico, this is Clare reporting! Oaxaca sounds like - Ohaca! I was getting confused too.. therefore Mexico sounds like Mehico! Firstly, I ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
tonyc-r

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Oaxaca City
Feb 14, 2005
(3 photos)
"Hola! I'm in a place called Oaxaca, visited yet more ruins in the mountains at Monte Alban. The town seems to be very small but is actually quite big, with lots of markets, hotels ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
gazwilliams

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Oaxaca francais
Jan 4, 2008
"Arpes 4h30 de bus, nous arrivons a Oaxaca a 4h30 du mat., seulement l'hostel qu'on a choisi sur place n'ouvre qu'a 7h. On est donc reste a la gare routiere ou il faisait un froid d ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
ccheng

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Sick again.
Nov 21, 2005
"Really nice city but with all the stuff that keeps happening to me here, i just need to escape to Guatemala. Colonial spanish city but too sick to see most of it. stayed in discust ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
kyliestravels

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Oaxaca
Mar 4, 2007
"It was an easy day of navigating today, as the road was well signed, which was an unexpected treat. We left the lush arable valleys behind, for a more mountainous desert environmen ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
ddgfraser

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Oaxaca
Apr 12, 2005
(1 photo)
"Have arrived in Oaxaca on the sunniest day yet! We have been walking in the sweltering heat enjoying visiting the numerous churches (and Mexico has several of those!). Next stop Mo ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
meerls

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Starvng in Oaxaca
Jun 30, 2008
(10 photos)
"Ever since I saw Jack Black in Nacho Libre I`ve been looking forward to coming to Oaxaca. I pictured the place in my mind like it appears in the movie, a little dustbowl of a ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
lydsandemmet

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everything in mexico is along way!
Oct 1, 2007
"so, i left mexico city, 7 hours to oaxaca (pronounced wahaca) not to bad, managed to sleep some, learn some spanish and sleep some more. oaxaca was a nice place only stayed a coupl ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
stevenfearn

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Oaxaca
Dec 6, 2007
(10 photos)
"Oaxaca is a pretty colonial town in the center of a big valley. It has two archaeological sites. The palace at Mitla and the temples on Monte Alban. ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
anywherebuthere

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Oaxaca
Nov 24, 2005
(14 photos)
"Simon and I reached Oaxaca without any hassle and found our new home, the Magic hostel staying in the dorms. Taking the minivan from the coast worked out great because it was only ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
travelerbill

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Oaxaca
May 9, 2008
(8 photos)
"Happy Birthday Mum!!!! We arrived at Oaxaca a little late, so went straight to a hostel. It is more expensive here, so we are back to sharing dorms, lets hope we don't have any sno ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
littleshivy

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there´s a lot of moles in Oaxaca
Mar 17, 2008
(9 photos)
"Shane says: Oaxaca is a great little rural town. Very artistic and cultural. Some of you might remember about a year ago there was this big hullabaloo where the teachers wen ..."
A travel blog entry from Oaxaca by
shanemilli

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