Oaxaca is quite a big town south of Mexico City. The bus ride was 6 hours long, and took us through pretty dry and baron country side. Arriving in the city it looked like pretty crap, I though if this is what we have travelled half way around the world to see - then get me out of here. But as we got closer to the center of town I realised that it was not that bad.We found ourselve a good hostle close to the "Zocola" (town square where everything happens) We got a private room, that I believe could have been a store room before they painted the walls and the floresent tube light bright pink, and rented it out to tourists. It was quite a touristy town but very beautiful, lots to see, you
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