Come with me to visit a district of Oaxaca that you’re not going to forget, full of colors, smells, flavors, and very photogenic. This is the Jalatlaco District (Barrio de Jalatlaco), a place quite “hidden” for tourists, but that every day is getting more famous. WHAT DOES “JALATLACO” MEAN? The name of this district that […]
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PLACES TO SPEND A NICE NIGHT OR AFTERNOON WITH YOUR COUPLE OR FAMILY IN OAXACA
Are you looking for places to spend a nice night or afternoon with your couple or family? Today I bring to you 3 places you will not regret. JALATLACO Located in the center of Oaxaca, some blocks away from the Llano, this “barrio” has developed touristically in the last 10 years in an impressive way. […]
ESSENTIAL PLACES OF OAXACA THAT YOU NEED TO VISIT
Oaxaca is full of magic and wonderful places, full of culture, gastronomy and nature, today I give you 6 essential places of Oaxaca, that you can not miss in your next trip. MARKETS Markets are essential places to visit when you are in Oaxaca City. Here you will find, history, culture and gastronomy, reflected in […]
HANDCRAFTS FROM OAXACA THAT YOU CAN´T MISS
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 […]
WHAT ARE “MONDAYS ON THE HILL” IN OAXACA?
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 […]
DISCOVER THE COLORFUL CONVITES: TRADITIONAL CALENDAS OF THE 8 REGIONS OF OAXACA
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 […]
WHAT IS THE GUELAGUETZA?
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 […]
THE DOMINICAN ROUTE, TEMPLES OF THE XVI CENTURY
DID YOU KNOW that the churches of the Dominican route get to be even more impressive than Santo Domingo? The Dominican Route is a route that is characterized by the architecture of the XVI century in Oaxaca, in the time of evangelization in Mexico after the spanish conquest, the Dominican Route is a group of […]
THE HOLY WEEK IN OAXACA
The Holy Week in Oaxaca is lived on a very special way. The events done are mainly religious, in which we commemorate the true meaning of this week. The week that ends the Lent. During the Holy Week we live a lot of different traditions in each part of the state. Also the believers of […]
WHERE DOES THE NAME OF OAXACA COME FROM AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Hello everyone, welcome to Travel In Oaxaca, in this brief post I will tell you what does Oaxaca mean. WHAT DOES OAXACA MEAN? The meaning of Oaxaca is nose or tip of huajes, that comes from the náhuatl word, Huaxyacac. YOU COULD BE INTERESTED IN: OAXACA IS A LAND OF MAGIC WHERE DOES THE WORD […]