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Oaxaca
... 8211; very spicy and tasty. I asked the woman who sold it to me what it was called and I think she said "Matamoles".
I walked back to the Zocalo and visited the Cathedral again. As it’s been dark every time I’ve been here before I hadn’t noticed that the stone the church is built from is actually green in colour. It’s a volcanic rock called cantera or andesite which is pale green when dry (as it is now) but apparently turns a deep, mossy green when wet. ...
Fireworks, chocolate and markets
For the remainder of the time in Oaxaca we strolled around, visited museums, the botanical gardens, watched chocolate being made and were amazed at the amount of parades and festivals they held. We must have seen at least 5 or 6 in the 4 days we were there, it was fantastic. It really was one of the prettiest towns we have visited so far. ...
Oaxaca Oaxaca
... planned on it taking more then 200 years to build and once that much time had passed there wasn't enough food left to feed everyone - so they packed up their things and moved on, leaving this spectacular city abandoned.
The next few days we're spent perusing the markets, eating food and drinking way too much Mezcal (the Oaxacan version on Tequila). Then one fellow traveller - Jake, had to pack his belongings and head back to the USA to begin his long ...
Au pays du Mezcal / En el pais del Mezcal
... de ayuda humana) se han creado una serie de piscinas naturales en lo alto de la montaña, que combinadas con la maravillosa vista, crean un espectaculo de lo mas maravilloso. Eso si, los 45 min de camioneta de la muerte por una carretera de tierra no tienen precio... el paisaje Oaxaqueño es muy montañoso, muy seco, pero con mucho encanto. Despues fuimos la ciudad de Tule, a comer el mercado y descubrir nuevas especialidades ...
Mexico City!
... bariatric surgery and the history of the hospital.
Then we jumped in the vans again and headed to the Museum of Anthropology. It is a huge museum and the history of Mexico is so big because it goes back so far.. so it was hard to see everything. We got through most things though.
After the museum we went to Chapultepec which is a park and castle. So we got ...


