Photo: Kyle Pearce, Sunset at Playa Zicatela (Some rights reserved) Puerto Escondido is a picturesque retreat on Oaxaca’s Pacific Coast. A 19th-century shipping point for coffee plantations and later ‘discovered’ by surfers in the 1970s, Puerto Escondido is a relatively new town. The town’s official founding dates to 1928 when it took its names from …
Photo: Veronica Lazo Mendoza, Día de Plaza (Used with permission) Tlacolula de Matamoros has a storied past. The Zapotecs founded this town around the year 1250 and called it Guichiibaa. Google Maps Sunday MarketSunday is Market Day and this is one of the oldest in all of Mesoamerica, and it is the largest in the …
Escudo Oaxaca What would locals like others know about Oaxaca? Presenting relevant links in a somewhat random fashion: 2022 ElectionsElecciones México 2022: Morena llega al poder en Oaxaca por primera vez en la historia | Elecciones mexicanas – EL PAÍS MéxicoEN VIVO Elecciones Oaxaca 2022 minuto x minuto Wikipedia HeadlinesEspera Oaxaca a 122 mil turistas …
Photo: Veronica Lazo Mendoza, 2021 Feast Day, Santiago Juxtlahuaca There are changes afoot in ‘Tierra del Sol,’ this southern Mexican state blessed with mountains, verdant valleys, and a beautiful coast on the Pacific Ocean. Tip: Oaxaca is pronounced ‘wa-HA-ka’ Google Mapsgoo.gl/maps/EwSotfXHoD5gptc57 Amazon.comMoon Travel Oaxaca Parks Cities and Towns Features Planeta.com
Photo: Ron Mader, Caldo de Piedra (Stone Soup) (Some rights reserved) Oaxaca, Mexico – Caldo de Piedra is run by the Gauchupin Family from San Felipe Usila. This is one of our favorite places to eat in the world thanks to the good food and wonderful friends who prepare a treat for the taste buds …
Photo: Ron Mader, Sunset (Some rights reserved) Huatulco is one of Mexico’s newst resorts and is located on the Pacific Coast of Oaxaca. The town has beautiful beaches and bays, many of which are accessible via motorboat (lancha). Huatulco is known for its nine bays, powdery white sand beaches, and surrounding mountains. Adventurous travelers head …
Indigenous Peoples Zapotecs are an Indigenous group in Oaxaca with an incredible breadth and depth of culture. This page feature working notes on Zapotec culture past, present, and future with an emphasis on history, language, traditional dance, and food. As a language, Zapotec is a group of languages spoken principally in Oaxaca, and also parts of Veracruz …
Poster (Some rights reserved) Good morning. Natandio. Työs meep. Zei te ie. Zac xtil. Padush. Practicing for our next trip to markets in Oaxaca, Mexico after the pandemic. La Ciudad de Oaxaca has some of the most popular markets in Mexico. Nearby towns have their own markets and market days. An analogy: If markets are …
Photo: Ron Mader, Radish Figure (Some rights reserved) Oaxaca City – Come for the rábanos … stay for the totomoxtle! Mexico is known for its colorful, eclectic festivals, but one of the most unique is La Noche de Rábanos (Radish Night). Celebrated on December 23rd on the Zócalo, the one night event has been a focal …
Logo One of our fave YouTube channels, the Corporación Oaxaqueña de Radio y Televisión (CORTV), aka the Oaxacan Radio and Television Corporation – cortv.oaxaca.gob.mx – is a government agency of Oaxaca charged with the operation of radio and television stations in the state. Official spin: CORTV is a public non-profit means of communication that fosters …