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Oaxaca Slideshow
Oaxaca
Travel Blogs from Oaxaca, Mexico
Oaxaca Teacher Strike
I got here no problem last night. GEORGE BUSH Airport was like a regular functioning airport. The plane boarded on time and there were even three seats free on my plane. Unbelievable. I feel like I´d stepped into an alternate universe. I´m staying ...
Monte Alban
Hola a todos! Hoy fui a la Zona Arqueologica de Monte Alban y me gusto mucho, ya veran algunas fotos que tome, hasta la ...
Oh boy!!!! down again
... miles and took us 10 hours. Some incredible views. Finally the heat and humidity are gone. It's so great. We finally arrive at Oaxaca" Land of Eternal Spring" it stays about 75-85 temp here year around. Cools down at night for some great sleep. ...
Juchitan - Pit stop on our way to San Cristobal
Just a little pit stop to break up the journey to San Cristobal. We arrived late last night with two Swiss friends that we met in Mazunte. They are on their way to San Cristobal too, to handover some money that they raised back in Switzerland ...
Day of the Dead - Day Two
... "doing their thing" at the same time. But the cacophony produced harmony! Every time we turned around -another surprise! Oaxaca must be a music teacher's dream! There are so many bands, singers, and solo instruments performing-professionals, amateurs, ...
Paradise Lost?
... palm trees? Yes, those too - the valley down by the ocean was very lush, much different from the arid wasteland of inland Oaxaca. But neither of these things were as reassuring that I had reached my destination as what was before me. The SURF! ...
Beach Lounger's Paradise
... Beach. That's exactly how we spent three days in the beautiful Tangolunda Bay (one of nine bays) in Huatulco on Mexico's Pacific coast. After almost a month of non-stop get-up and go action of sightseeing, piramid climbing, sierra traversing, ...
Graffiti and tarpaulines
... but it meant we saw more of a political edge to Oaxaca rather than the prettier touristy view. Not necessarily a bad thing. Oaxaca is famous for 'mole' (pronouned mole-lay) which is a sauce made of many different combinations of spices, including cacao ...
May 06th. Quezaltenango to Salina Cruz (Mexico)
... ;morning so I put the thermal layer back in my jacket, big mistake ! It was like being an oven ready chip. The border for Mexico was about 100 miles away and it was a real bad one. Super hectic! Got through the migration part OK and had the bikes bug ...
Back in the Kitchen
Friday 12th March 2010: Slept alright on the 10 hour overnighter to Oaxaca, the gastronomic capital of Mexico. Arrived at 0600 and it was surprisingly cold, no doubt due to the altitude of 2000m or so. Got a cab ride to our first choice digs but they were ...
Making use of spare time
... , coupled with a dogs blanket for a pillow, we dumped our by now very heavy backpacks and hit the centre to get some breakfast. Oaxaca had very much a reminiscence of we had just been in San Cristobal de las casas. A city set in the valleys full set alive ...
Oaxaca and Puerto Escondido
A little about Oaxaca... The state of Oaxaca marks the break between North American central Mexico and Central America. Here the two chains of the Sierra Madre converge, to run on as a single range, through the country's narrowest point, the Isthmus of ...
Viva la Mexico!
... that his wife really loved! (Dansko) (Neal -I think he's just looking at Annette's beautiful long legs) He is from Mexico City (Aha!) but his wife is from Baja California! It was interesting that she didn't speak to me but only smiled. ...
Spring Break in Oaxaca
... early alarms. This is truly a beautiful place with wonderful people, and I fully doubt that this is the last time I'll be in Oaxaca. The missionary community down here faces a lot of unique struggles, and I'd like to ask you all to remember them in your ...
Villages east of Oaxaca City
... the column and measuring the distance between the fingers. We all seemed to have many years left. Heading back to Oaxaca we visited Father and Son Rugs, the weaver family Mendoza, on the road to Teotitlan. Here we were warmly welcomed ...
First Day of Spanish Class
October 27, 2008 First day of classes. We both feel overwhelmed but are told by 'old timers' (those who been here at least a week) that next Monday we'll feel much better. My (Annette) teacher's name is Saúl. I thought everyone ...
Another view of Oaxaca
... (or men), song and cigarettes and still be a Catholic, you still shouldn't mess with the church hierarchy, with the status quo, the established order. And the Oaxaca economic, political, social and ethnic mix can sometimes make for very dicey ...
A Visit to Monte Alban
Neal and I had such a great time exploring Monte Alban (http://www.oaxacaoaxaca.com/monte-alban.htm) outside of Oaxaca the day before we left for Costa Rica. I had been battling a viral infection for a couple weeks so it was a relief to be able to take ...
Oaxaca
... valleys and gorges temp me to take photos out the window of the bus. I don't have any accommodation organized in Oaxaca but the trusty Footprint guide led me through the cobbled streets past numerous art galleries to a cheap colonial home. ...
UMMMM FOOD!!!
There is a wonderful cooking school in Oaxaca Mexico. It is called " Seasons of my Heart Cooking School" It is great. It is lovely, and it is fun!! My host gave Myself, her sister and her sisters friend a gift of a one day cooking class. And it was all ...
Visiting Oaxaca and surounds
... www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/rbarnett/rbtuletree.html for more info. Back in Oaxaca we go to visit the Museo de Arte Prehispanic de Mexico, expositon by Rufino Tamayo, with one of Bill's friend, Donna, who is learning to be a guide and wants to use us ...
Oaxaca
... 'm in the beautiful city of Oaxaca. Although long, the bus ride was incredible, navigating the neverending streets of Mexico city to bridges crossing valleys and incredible views of mountains. The colours changed from deep greens to landscapes ...
Wedding Update
... can) and asked where they were from. California (what else is new?). The husband started telling about how they love Oaxaca and asked what has happened to the USA . . .? He talked about how respectful young people are (yes, we have ...
Monte Alban Let Down
... my friends and family would be receiving more of the benefit of my love of these handy crafts. What a difference in cuisine compared to Mexico City. We had lunch at a comador a block from the hostel. It´s the first time I´ve had squash flower soup with ...
Mitla et marches indiens
Marches, baignade dans les sources de la sierra et fabrique de mezcal avec ...
Major road trip.....
... to the bus station we soon realised that we couldn´t get there on just one bus, and that we would have to go through Mexico City again and catch another one from there, so we were looking at a trip of around 15-16 hours! I wanted to check the ...
mexico
... chatted up by a ginger-haired Canadian with a big muff. Not a pretty site. Our next port-of-call was Oaxaca (pronounced Whahaka), which, once again, was another beautiful Spanish colonial town. It had unbelievable cathedrals and churches, one of ...