| TRANSPORTATION - There is frequent
transportation to and from Oaxaca City. Taxis and buses can be hailed
one block east of the baseball
stadium on Niños Heroes.
FOOD - Restaurante Donaji, Kilometer
1.5 west of town on the road leading to the highway to Oaxaca City,
specializes in Oaxacan cuisine, including hand-made tortillas, soups
and delicious mole. Open 10am-7pm. (Photo)
ACCESS - The archaeological site charges an
admission fee and is open daily from 10am to 5pm.
FESTIVALS -- The parish feast day,
the Conversion of Saint Paul, is celebrated on January 25. The other
major festival takes place June 29.
EXCURSIONS -- 25 kilometers northeast
is Hierve
el Agua and 13 kilometers west is Yagul.
Also nearby are a number of agave fields and mezcal
factories. |