Your personal guide to Oaxaca, México
La Guelaguetza en Oaxaca, México, es un festival anual en el que celebramos el legado cultural de las culturas nativas. Hay 2 lunes en los que se celebra principalmente, estos son los “Lunes del Cerro”. Esta celebración también muestra las tradiciones y el significado de la palabra Guelaguetza. Presenta bailes tradicionales, historias únicas, trajes coloridos, … Read moreLA GUÍA DEFINITIVA PARA LA GUELAGUETZA (2023)
The Guelaguetza in Oaxaca, Mexico, is an annual festival celebrating the indigenous peoples’ diverse cultural heritage. There are two main days in which is celebrated, these are the “mondays of the hill”. This celebration also shows the traditions and meaning of the word Guelaguetza. It features traditional dances, unique stories, and colorful costumes, all sharing traditions … Read moreYOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE GUELAGUETZA OF OAXACA (2023)
The variety of cultures in Oaxaca produces a great variety of handcrafts that exist in every region. I collect in this post a list of the most famous from Oaxaca. ALEBRIJES I start with the most popular handcraft. The alebrijes, these mystical figures are made by hand with copal or zompantle wood. When the artisan … Read moreHANDCRAFTS FROM OAXACA THAT YOU CAN´T MISS
La variedad de culturas en Oaxaca hace que tengamos una gran variedad de artesanías en todas las regiones. En este post recopilo una lista de las más destacadas de Oaxaca. ALEBRIJES Comenzamos con la artesanía más popular, los alebrijes, estas místicas piezas elaboradas a mano con madera de copal o zompantle, que después son pintadas … Read moreARTESANÍAS DE OAXACA QUE TIENES QUE VER
The legend that identifies the time of the Guelaguetza is the one of Donají princess. Do you want to know about it and where to see it? Keep reading. WHAT IS THE LEGEND OF THE DONAJÍ PRINCESS? Is the most representative legend of this times of Oaxaca. This legend narrates the political and cultural problems … Read moreTHE LEGEND OF PRINCESS DONAJÍ OF OAXACA (2023)
La leyenda que identifica la época de la Guelaguetza es la de la Princesa Donají. ¿Quieres conocer acerca de esta y dónde ir a verla? Quédate a leer. ¿QUÉ ES LA LEYENDA DE LA PRINCESA DONAJÍ? Es la leyenda más representativa de estas fechas de Oaxaca. Esta leyenda narra los problemas políticos y culturales de … Read moreLA LEYENDA DE LA PRINCESA DONAJÍ DE OAXACA (2023)
In the festivity of the Guelaguetza, there are 3 mondays that stand out, these are called “Mondays on the Hill” or “Lunes del Cerro” in spanish. Do you want to know more about these? Here I tell you. The “Mondays on the Hill” are the main attraction of the Guelaguetza, these are celebrated the 2 … Read moreWHAT ARE “MONDAYS ON THE HILL” IN OAXACA?
Discover the colorful tradition of the convites, a parade featuring dances and costumes from Oaxaca’s 8 regions. Find out when and where to see them.
Oaxaca has 8 regions. Each one is very diverse and has incredible traditions, costumes and dances, which are unique to the region. During the Guelaguetza, we celebrate the diversity of cultures that we have in Oaxaca, and their traditional aspects. You can see this things during the Lunes del Cerro. But if you didn’t get … Read moreDISCOVER THE COLORFUL CONVITES: TRADITIONAL CALENDAS OF THE 8 REGIONS OF OAXACA
July is the Guelaguetza month, is the month of the biggest celebration of Oaxaca, but do you know. What is the Guelaguetza? Here I tell you. WHAT DOES GUELAGUETZA MEAN? The word Guelaguetza comes from the zapotec and means present or offering. HOW DID THE GUELAGUETZA ORIGINATE? Since colonial times, around these days the “Corpus … Read moreWHAT IS THE GUELAGUETZA?
