TOWNS
San
Antonio Arrazola - Artesan town 10 kilometers WEST from
Oaxaca City. Craft makers fashion wooden figures or alebrijes
from the copal tree.
Santa
María Atzompa - Market town 6 kilometers WEST of
Oaxaca City and a few kilometers from Monte
Albán. Atzompa is home to the region's green-glazed pottery.
Tuesday is Market
Day.
San
Bartolo Coyotepec - Market town 10 kilometers SOUTH of Oaxaca
City on Highway 175. It is famous for its black pottery as well
as its museum of regional folk art.
San Juan Chilateca. Fiesta: June 24.
Cuilapan de Guerrero -
Located 14 kilometers SOUTH of Oaxaca City near Zaachila.
The village is known for its unfinished 16th century Exconvento
de Santiago Apóstol, the largest monastic complex in Mexico.
Construction was stopped due to high costs, making the site one
of Mexico's earliest 'white elephants.' At the time of its founding,
the area was a Mixtec enclave in a Zapotec region. Today, the unfinished
complex is a famous attraction visited by thousands each year. There
is a small church inside with a state of Santiago Apostol (Saint
James the Apostle). Fiestas: January 23, February 14 and July 25.
Small admission charge.
Dainzu - Archaeological
site EAST of Oaxaca City. Located one kilometer south of Highway
190. The site is aligned on an east-west axis (unlike most other
sites in the region). There's an impressive ball court and great
views!
Ejutla
- Town 60 kilometers SOUTH of Oaxaca City.
Hierve
el Agua - Natural wonder EAST of Oaxaca City. Unusual geological
formation located 25 kilometers EAST of Mitla
and near the town of San Lorenzo Albarradas.
San Andrés
Huayapan. (Sometimes spelled Huayapam) The town hosts an
annual tejate festival and is home to a private botanical garden,
La
Encantada. Octavio Suárez has collected more than 700
orchids. From Oaxaca City, take the road that goes to Guelatao
and Tuxtepéc, then turn left on the Huayapan turnoff. Look
for the sign reading 'Jardín de Orquideas.' Entrance fee.
(Latitude: 17° 6' 0 N, Longitude: 96° 40' 0)
San Pablo Huizo. Fiesta: January 25.
Lambityeco
- Archaeological site EAST of Oaxaca City.
La Union Tejalapa -
Known for its production of alebrijes. The landscape is ideal for
cyclists. Getting there from Oaxaca City: Head north and past Brenamiel
but before the new highway, take a left where there's a sign post
for San Lorenzo Cacaotepec.
Santiago
Matatlán - The self-procliamed 'Mezcal Capital of the
World' is a short drive from Mitla.
Tours review the entire mezcal production and conclude with a tasting
(degustación).
Mitla
- Archaeological site 40 kilometers EAST of Oaxaca City.
Miahuatlán
- Featured on Tomzap.
GPS: 16°19'N 96°35'W
Monte
Albán - Archaeological site 10 kilometers WEST of Oaxaca
City.
Ocotlán
- Market town 33 kilometers SOUTH of Oaxaca City. The town is
known for its cultural center. The blue church has a neo-classical
facade. Friday is Market
Day.
Rojas de Cuauhtemoc
- Agricultural town.
Composting
in Rojas
San Austin de las Juntas - Agricultural town.
Santa Cruz Papalutla - Agricultural town. Residents make
baskets from reeds (carrizo). The town's name means 'field full
of butterflies.'
San Bartolome Quialana - Small community of 2,500 people.
Craft makers fashion nets from agave fibers. Fiesta: August 24.
Santa
Ana del Valle - Market town 34 kilometers EAST of Oaxaca
City. The town has a museum with various archaeological objects
as well as examples of weaving techniques and natural dyes.
Santa Ana Zegache - Located near Ocotlán
Proyecto Zegache
Santa Catarina Minas - Town 6 kilometers south of Ocotlán;
known for its tasty mezcal.
San Dionisio - EAST of Oaxaca City.
San Pablo Guila - EAST of Oaxaca City.
Santa Catarina Minas - Town 6 kilometers south of Ocotlán;
known for its tasty mezcal.
San
Miguel Ejutla - Farming town SOUTH of Oaxaca City.
San
José El Mogote - Located in Guadalupe Etla
San
Martin Tilcajete - Market town 20 kilometers SOUTH of Oaxaca
City and 1 kilometer west of Highway 175. Known for its wood carvings.
Fiestas: January 15, February 18, November 11.
Santa
María del Tule - Small town EAST of Oaxaca City and famous
for the Tule Tree.
Teotitlán
del Valle - Market town EAST of Oaxaca City. Famous for
its traditional weavings.
San
Jerónomo Tlacochuahuaya - Town 25 kilometer EAST
of Oaxaca City. This is one of the oldest settlements in the region,
founded by Zapotecs in the early 1100s. The town festival is held
on September 30.
San Marcos Tlapazola - Craft town known for its red pottery.
Santo
Tomás Jalieza - Market town 25 kilometers southeast
of Oaxaca City. Archaeologists says that its mostly unexplored archaeological
zone may compete in importance with that of Monte
Albán. Residents produce wool and cotton textiles on
back-strap looms. Friday is Market
Day.
Tlacolula
de Matamoros - Market town 31 kilometers EAST of Oaxaca
City. Central town in the Tlacolula Valley. The town is home to
more than 10,000 people. The Sunday market is reported to be one
of the oldest in all of Mesoamerica.
Xococotlán - Collective taxis leave from
Oaxaca City at the corner of Miguel Cabrera and Zaragoza. Up the
hill is the archaeological site of Monte
Albán.
Yagul
- Archaeological site 45 kilometers EAST of Oaxaca City. The ancient
town co-existed with Monte
Albán and boasts an impressive ball court.
Zaachila
- Market town known for its archaeological site and annual Guelaguetza.
Zimatlán - Market
Day is Wednesday.
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