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November 18th 2009

Published: February 26th 2010

We spent one and half glorious months in oaxaca. it was everything and so much more than we had even hoped or expected it to be. both of us agreed whole heartedly that it was one of our favorite destinations on the entire trip. not only did we fall in love with the city but we loved our spanish language school, the friends we made and our teachers, the food we ate, the house and neighborhood we l... Read Full Entry

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Teotitlán mercado

Carlos from Investours

Carlos is showing us the old school way of measuring tortillas, in this box

tortilla maker in Teotitlán

her tortillas were delicious and her smile was infectious

tortilla stone

weaver in Teotitlán

this is how she dyes her fabric...lots of hard work!

famous Teotitlán rugs

I never noticed before but Carlos pointed out that different families have different patterns and many times they represent the mountains, rocks and the sun.

traditional weaving loom in Teotitlán

Benito Juarez mural

Hierve el Agua

Hierve el Agua is a set of natural rock formations that looks like waterfalls. It's about an hour's drive outside of Oaxaca.

Hierve el Agua

that is real scenery in the background! amazing!

Hierve el Agua

asparagus looking cactus

Hierve el Agua

The water in the pools have such a high salt concentration that it appears turquoise green.

Hierve el Agua

we did a hardcore hike on this fieldtrip. as graham and jim were deep in conversation about latin american politics and breezed by tages and i, we struggled to make it back to the van. we hurt for days after this trip. i still refused to work out in the backyard everyday with graham.

Hierve el Agua

this was the coldest water i have ever jumped into. this was a chilly day to begin with but graham, jim and i jumped in anyways. i honestly couldn't catch my breath once i jumped in, my lungs were constricted and i couldn't talk. it was crazy!

graham and jim

jim and graham after a dip in one of the pools at hierve el agua. jim is one of our friends from school. he's the coolest guy i have ever met from cincinnati, ohio.