Your personal guide to Oaxaca, México
The archaeological sites in Oaxaca are due to the fact that Oaxaca is a multicultural state. It has a lot of cultures. Before the spaniards arrived, they had their splendor. During their splendor they built big cities in the mountains or valleys. Today we’ll visit 2 of these cities. MONTE ALBÁN This site is Cultural … Read moreARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN OAXACA THAT YOU CAN´T MISS
Founded before Monte Albán, Dainzú was an important settlement in the Classic period of Mesoamerica, it is located in the region of Central Valleys, in this region the ball game was widely practiced. If you have not seen the Ball Game post I invite you to see it: WHAT IS THE (“JUEGO DE PELOTA”) BALL … Read moreARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF DAINZÚ
Monte Alban was the capital of an empire that ruled all of Oaxaca and parts of Guerrero. It is one of the most important and recognized archaeological sites in Oaxaca and currently a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here I tell you all about this majestic archaeological site. WHERE DOES THE NAME OF MONTE ALBÁN COME … Read moreMONTE ALBÁN, THE MOST POWERFUL CITY OF OAXACA
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
The fundamental part of Mexican gastronomy is tortilla, with this we do a lot of dishes. ORIGINS Corn has been a very important element in pre-hispanic culture and gastronomy, Mayan people believed that we were made of corn, and there were gods of corn in the pre-hispanic Mesoamerican cultures. There are proves of the beginning … Read moreTHE CORN TORTILLA, A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF MEXICAN GASTRONOMY
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