There is no shortage in the variety of food in Oaxaca, even in deserts you can find a lot variety, today I will present you the regional candy of Oaxaca that you can find in the restaurants and in the street. Before we start I invite you to visit my last post: STREET FOOD FROM […]
Tag: CULTURE
THE APOALA WATERFALLS, A NATURAL PARADISE OF THE MIXTEC REGION
Oaxaca has paradises and places of all kind and for everyone, from hidden and natural paradises to Oaxaca City. One of the natural paradises are the Apoala waterfalls that means “where they distribute the water”. Today were going to immerse ourselves in this place, let’s go. WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? The cascades are in the […]
THE MIXTEC CULTURE
In Oaxaca there are diverse cultures, all of them very important and they give diversity to the cultures, food and handcrafts of Oaxaca. Some of them stand out because of their level of development in the past, like zapotec and the one that I´m going to talk about today: the mixtec. ORIGINS As the zapotecs, […]
THE MEZCAL, WHAT IT IS AND HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM TEQUILA?
The gastronomy of Oaxaca will never cease to surprise us, from the most traditional dishes to the most innovating dishes, there is food and drinks for all tastes. Today I will tell you about an emblematic drink of Oaxaca and México: THE MEZCAL. WHAT IS MEZCAL? The mezcal is an distilled alcoholic drink made from […]
THE ALEBRIJES, DREAMS COME TRUE
The most fantastic dream can come true, and alebrijes are a sample of this. They are mystical figures product of the artist’s imagination, full of color, and mixing elements of various animals, whether real or mystical. Learn about their origin, and more in this post. WHERE, HOW AND WHEN DID ALEBRIJES ARRISE? The basis for […]
THE SECRETS OF RED CLAY POTTERY
Oaxaca has diversity of clays, one of them mentioned in the last post the black clay, in Oaxaca there is also green and red, the red clay is done in San Marcos Tlapazola, in this post I tell you about it. The red clay is not the only one in Oaxaca like black and green, […]
THE BLACK CLAY (BARRO NEGRO), THE ESSENTIAL CLAY OF OAXACA?
Oaxaca is full of culture, gastronomy, nature, color and art, a very traditional style of art and very known in Oaxaca is the black clay, in this post I am going to tell you about this incredible type of clay made with hands of oaxacan craftsmen. THE BLACK CLAY IS THE ONLY TYPE OF CLAY […]
HOW AND WHERE TO SEE THE GUALAGUETZA 2021?
The pandemic has caused many social and cultural events to be cancelled, one of them the Guelaguetza, which since last year could not be done. It seems that this year it will not be possible to appreciate in person this great event that only happens once a year and only in Oaxaca. But will it […]
THE ETHNOBOTANICAL GARDEN OF OAXACA
An antique garden of the dominicans has passed through a lot of changes throughout its history. The architecture of this places that blends with the plants brought from the 8 regions of Oaxaca, makes the ethnobotanical garden a must visit when you travel to Oaxaca. The ethnobotanical garden of Oaxaca has been adapting due to […]
MUSEUM OF OAXACAN CULTURES
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 […]