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Hotel Aurora Oaxaca

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Mitla, Mezcal and Monte Alban

A travel blog entry by dosweeks

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... But whatever. It was pickup from the door (so no great hike into the center of town) and a nice coach. Everyone else onboard spoke Spanish, most were from Mexico and another couple from Columbia. The drive / tour guide spoke to us in English though and we were almost in convoy with another coach where there were some Germans and some British, so we got the English version.

An aside…. Before I go into the tour have ...

I Didn't Eat Chapulines In Oaxaca

A travel blog entry by cactuslocaltime

... a couple of nice people, and was certainly glad to have the bus to and from the site. I'd heard that it was possible – and even pleasant – to walk from Oaxaca City to Monte Albán, but I think the ruins are about six miles out of the city, and the journey there is very much uphill, so I wouldn't recommend it.


Monte Albán itself is fantastic, and its setting far greener than I'd expected it to be. On some of the photographs I'd seen, the ...

Cycling days 53-55: Huajuapan de León to Oaxaca

A travel blog entry by hobos

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... pillars, high arches, paintings along the ceilings, detailed sculptures lining the walls, and glowing stained glass windows illuminating the rooms.

As we walk outside, we see women dressed in colorful traditional dresses posing for photos. Soon, fireworks go off and they join the marching band and parade down the street. We follow along for a little while, then detour down another street with ...

Spreading joy at the Mercado

A travel blog entry by lollygagger

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... back and things changed. We wandered along through the maze of vendors, ducking and dodging the low hanging goods hung from ropes across the narrow rows.

Shortly we came to an area with many tables in a row, behind each a grill and kitchen area. Before we took two steps shouting brought us to a stop and we were instantly surrounded by a handful of young people all talking to us FAST in Spanish. Everyone in the area turned and joined in the shouting and to stare at us, ...

Oaxaca & Monte Alban

A travel blog entry by collback

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... Monte Alban, une ancienne cité olmèque perchée en haut d'une montagne surplombant la vallée de 400m et culminant réellement à 1941m d'altitude.

Le site en lui-même est déjà assez étonnant, alors avec le panorama offert, c'est carrément superbe ! En plus, il n'y avait presque pas un chat, parfait pour visiter le tout tranquillement.

De retour en ville, on a constaté avec plaisir que le clame était revenu. Il y avait toujours ...

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