OVERVIEW
A living cultural center, Oaxaca City (elevation: 1,550 meters
or 5,085 feet) is an open air museum and the capital of the state
of Oaxaca. Oaxacan City markets
are world famous. Churches
dot the city. And everyone loves the Zócalo.
NATURAL WORLD
Two branches of the Sierra Madre Occidental converge in the center
of the state of Oaxaca, creating this fertile valley, which produces
a variety of crops including corn, alfalfa and the maguey used to
make mezcal.
Oaxaca's pleasant subtropical climate drew nomadic families to
Mitla and nearby caves 10,000 years ago. Farming communities evolved
in Abasolo, Tomaltepec, and El Mogote. The Zapotec kingdom Monte
Albán emerged in 500 B.C.
Oaxaca is one the most exceptional regions of the world. Its cultural
and environmental diversity, its role in art
and artesania
make the state an exceptional place to spend quality time.
CULTURAL WORLD
UNESCO
declared the city a World Heritage Site.
BENITO JUAREZ TOUR
For those interested in the Benito
Juárez tour, visit the following
Juarez Museum (childhood home)
San Felipe Neri Church (where he married Margarita
Maza)
Independencia and Tinoco y Palacios
Seminario (where he studied as an adolescent)
Parque Alameda de Leon (where he planted two laurel
trees)
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