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
The most impressive city of Oaxaca in ancient times has an incredible architecture, do you want to know it? Monte Alban began as a gathering settlement and little by little it was enlarged, it covers 3 hills, Monte Alban, El Gallo and Atzompa. The earliest houses were made of simple materials and stone tombs. The … Read moreTHE ARCHITECTURE OF MONTE ALBÁN
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
Hello to everyone, welcome to Travel In Oaxaca, in this post I will tell you about one of the most important and recognized archeological zones of Oaxaca, Monte Albán is also Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. WHERE DOES THE NAME OF MONTE ALBÁN COME FROM? Its prehispanic name remains unknown and the actual name … Read moreMONTE ALBÁN, THE ORIGIN OF 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
Welcome, in the previous post, I talked about the Church of Santo Domingo de Guzman which is a World Heritage Site, but I also mentioned 2 more places, the former convent and the garden or orchard of the convent, but today I will talk about the former convent, its history, its construction, and what it … Read moreCULTURAL CENTER OF SANTO DOMINGO, EX-CONVENT OF SANTO DOMINGO DE GUZMÁN
