Your personal guide to Oaxaca, México
There are a lot of cultures in Oaxaca, that makes it multicultural, one of them is the Zapotec culture that with the Mixtec are the most famous. ORIGINS The Zapotecs are the most old group of Oaxaca, this culture surged and had their apogee in the Central Valleys but they also inhabited in other big … Read moreTHE ZAPOTEC CULTURE
Oaxaca is very diverse in culture and art, it has different types of handcrafts like alebrijes that are made of copal wood, or the textiles of Teotitlán del Valle, that is what I am going to talk about today. Teotitlán del Valle is the most famous town that exhibits this textiles that are mats, but … Read moreTEXTILES FROM OAXACA, TEOTITLÁN DEL VALLE
Imagine visiting a medieval convent, with big quarry structures, beautiful paintings and decorations. And now imagine it with pre-hispanic treasures of one of the greatest and least known cultures of Latin America. You probably know the Inca culture of Peru, the Mayans and Aztecs of Mexico, and Egyptians from Egypt. Well, all these have built … Read moreMUSEUM OF OAXACAN CULTURES
Would you believe me if I told you there’s a church with an inside made of gold? And it is more incredible to say it is in Latin America. This is the Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, in Oaxaca, México. Get to know the mysteries and history behind this huge church located in the … Read moreCHURCH OF SANTO DOMINGO DE GUZMÁN, OAXACA
It is the month of February, and it is a beautiful month in which the weather in Oaxaca is one of the best in the year, and if you want to know what to do visit the guide I prepared for you for this month. In February there are almost no festivities, but if there … Read moreWHAT THE CELEBRATION OF CANDELARIA IS?
Christmas arrived in Oaxaca and in general in Mexico by the Spaniards, since it is a tradition of the old continent. The true meaning of Christmas is the birth of Jesus, the word comes from the Latin nativitas meaning birth. Christmas was implemented as part of the indigenous evangelization, and curiously coincided with the Aztec … Read moreHOW DID CHRISTMAS CAME TO OAXACA?