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Equinox at Pyramids and Mole in Oaxaca
... classes on making them. He used indigo dyes for blue, a flower for yellow, sodium bicarbonate to dull colors, limes to brighten or fade them, and cochinillas from nopal cacti for red dye...I couldn't make this stuff up. The rugs were amazing. Oaxaca was really interesting with its authentic food and atmosphere, and not too many expats hanging around!
**Stayed at Hostel Casa del Sol. GREAT breakfast, great staff, great ...
Light show at The Cathedral, Oaxaca
... some nibbles and few cocktails, and waited for the show to start.
Watching all the street vendors and all the people walking by.
The small children that our out selling their wares to people is one of the hardest things for me to see. They do this for their families. Some of these children are as young as 5 or 6. Selling gum, scarves, earings...etc....and of course I want to buy what ever they have! When they have sold everything they had for that night, then they ...
Mexican Independence Day Celebrations
... pictures of them wouldn’t lead to trouble.
We also take a wander through the local markets which sell absolutely everything, it’s interesting to see all the food on sale - we never knew that there that many types of chilli’s and see what all the sauces (moles) that Oaxaca is famous for start like. We then head back to Zandungas for a late lunch and siesta at the hostel to set us up for the night’s celebrations. The hostel is holding ...
Starting our Mexican adventure!
... then were offered a rug to buy - a mere snip at £600! We politely declined :)
We then headed back to Oaxaca for a final snack before heading out to catch a night bus to our next destination of San Cristobal. As it was a 13 hour trip, we figured that we were better off catching a night bus rather than wasting an entire day. So we booked a first class seat in the hope that we'd manage to catch a few hours of sleep on ...
Spreading joy at the Mercado
... everyone knew we were there and wanted to see us, smile at us or have their picture taken by us.We found a group of men drinking beer and one stepped forward, greeting us in English. How delightful! We stood, while the others watched, talking about Mexico and New York and our travels and plans.
After more pictures, and more sharing, and lots more smiles and laughter, we got a taxi to drive us to the only camera store in town, hoping to have the pictures made into prints ...

