Oaxaca, Mexico

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March 12th 2012

Published: March 13th 2012

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Some of the steps at the ruins are set at dizzying angles.

This street led from our hotel to one of the main cathedrals.

Charming little streets lead from the arches of a defunct aqueduct.

Note the aqueduct leading up along the street on the left.

Oaxaca's botanical garden has plants from all over the state.

Called "pipe organ cactus" for obvious reasons.

One of the charming side streets of the town.

Hallie in the courtyard of our hotel.

And my way of relaxing involves a laptop.

A little off the road but well worth the visit for fantastic textiles.

From this small set of natural ingredients, a master weaver can achieve hundreds of colors of dyes.

In the workshop of one of the master weavers of Teotitlan del Valle, a small town outside of Oaxaca.

The waning afternoon in a small town outside of Oaxaca.

Though not as grand as Monte Alban, the ruins of Mitla have amazing geometric stonework.

Close-up of some of the complex designs.

A rather eclectic mix of figures in a nativity scene tucked into a gallery courtyard.

Now filled with people.

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