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North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca » Monte Albon June 6th 2011

It was time for a trip out of the city.. so what better place to go then Oaxaca to see some ruins, a giant tree and a waterless waterfall? Oaxaca is about 6 hours south of Mexico city, and is quite a traditional town known for its cheese, chocolate, grasshoppers and protesting teachers. After the long bus ride to Oaxaca, I wandered around the streets for something to eat, only to find there were hundreds of people all camped out in tents around the main town centre. Thinking I had arrived in the ghetto, I soon discovered they were teachers camping out in protest for something or another.. the locals get annoyed at it as every year the teachers are always protesting about things.. they say if they were actually good teachers they could justify the ... read more
Tule
Giant tule tree
Agave plant

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca May 29th 2011

Imagine like you are standing at the end of the world. Crisp air blows in your face as your toes dangle over the edge of a cliff. Civilization is miles below where you stand. There are no guard rails, no security measures, nothing stopping you from plummeting to your death…. Welcome to Hierve el Agua; literally translated to Boil the Water when, in fact, there are no boiling waters there. It is what they call a petrified waterfall but is, in fact, not a waterfall either. Hierve el Agua is a collection of natural structures called “Cascadas de Sal” or “Salt Cascades” and is formed by natural springs that run over cliffs. Since the water is saturated with calcium carbonate it crystallizes, like that of large stalactites found in caves, and creates the appearance of large ... read more
Natural Infinity Pool
Playing on the wall
Trying to float

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca May 3rd 2011

The bus trip from San Cristobal to Zipolite was a very tiring one. 11 hours on a bumpy road with stops every couple of hours. I didn't sleep at all. In addition there was an idiot on the bus who played mariachi music from his Ipod at 2am and nobody would say anything(!) I felt sad leaving San Cristobal as it was such nice place to spend some time. But I had to move on especially as I booked a flight back from Mexico City to Cancun on 10th of May. Zipolite Zipolite was the first stop on my way. Origanally I planned to stop at Bahias de Huatalco but everyone said that Zipolite or Mazunte is the place to be not Huatulco. While getting off the bus I immediately got struck by the warm, humid ... read more
Puerto Escondido - the hostel
Puerto Escondido
Oaxaca city - Plaza Santo Domingo

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca February 13th 2011

My watch has stopped. Grrr. Our tour on Wednesday was a short one which took us on a boat through the Canyon del Sumidero . We saw amazing rock and moss structures, spider monkeys and a crocodile. Jo does not believe that the crocodile was real ("it didn't even move! And how did the boat driver know where it would be?"). We then visited the town of Chiapa de Corzo where we had free time. This place was really quaint and quite old school. We accidentally went the 'wrong' way and ended up in these little side streets rather than the markets where us tourists were meant to go, but we really enjoyed a bit of non-touristy strolling. We tried to buy a bag of mango (10 pesos for about 2 mangoes already chopped and ready ... read more
Canyon del Sumidera...life jackets and all.
The side streets of Chiapa de Corzo
Jo's wedding dress.

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca February 11th 2011

Hi Everyone! We are back! Time seems to have slipped away and our trip is coming to an end. Difficult to remember where we left off, as we have had a hectic couple of weeks, finishing our health care course, and heading off to explore mexico on our own. Limited internet access has also been a problem. Our last week at the university was busy, as we were completing a assignment on diabetes throughout mexico. We did manage to pull of an interesting (and rather long) presentation on the thursday (3/2). After that, we found ourselves busy with packing, organising, shopping, and saying a lot of goodbyes (especially to ayen and clare). We did manage to fit in that week a night out for salsa dancing, participated in by lauren only, who joined in a salsa ... read more

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca January 30th 2011

After the bland food of Cuba our minds were very focussed on food when we arrived back in Mexico. We weren’t disappointed as Mexico delivered; scrambled eggs wrapped in a large tortilla and smothered with a rich sauce and avocado for breakfast; guacamole, frijoles, quesadillas or tacos for lunch; and around Oaxaca we discovered some of the seven types of mole (pronounced mo-lay). Our favourite mole has to be Mole Negro made from Oaxacan chocolate and chillies and poured generously over chicken. The chillies are first roasted creating a pungent vapour. Oaxacan chocolate is strong and bitter and is also used to make thick, creamy hot or cold drinking chocolate. Oaxaca, about 6 hours south of Mexico City, is known for its local cuisine so while there we did a cooking course at the Casa del ... read more
The Ingredients
Junior Masterchef
The Chefs

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca January 28th 2011

My next stop in Mexico was the old colonial town of Oaxaca. While the old part of the town was a nice place to look at and walk around it really didn't have much else going for it to keep my attention. Also there was no one around. I stayed in an eight person dorm by myself for two nights. The first day I got there I found a map and started walking around to see what the place was about. After a few hours I realized I had seen and done everything that I wanted to do. The day was ending so I thought that would be fine. The problem was that I had another day of doing the same exact thing. I had a hard time of passing the time. I decided if I ... read more
Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca January 24th 2011

This time you get 1 blog for 2 days, simply because I stayed in the same place for 2 days... And a bit late as the site refused to let me update the pics last night. After a night in Puebla, I was off early to catch the bus to Oaxaca. I got to the station at 10am and the next 2nd class bus wasn't until midday, so I opted for the more luxurious ADO which was a 4 hours trip and leaving at 10.45. That set me back 320 pesos (instead of 260) but I was kind of happy as the owner of where I'd stayed in Puebla had told me to count 400 pesos for the economy service. The landscape on the 4 hours journey was quite varied, from rugged deserts to ochre hills ... read more
Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca January 15th 2011

Heute habe ich eine Tagestour gebucht welche mich zu fuenf verschiedenen Orten oestlich von Oaxaca City fuehrt. 1. El Tule: Nur ein Baum - dafuer ueber 2000 Jahre alt. 2. Eine kleine Teppichwerkstatt: hier wird gezeigt wie die tradionellen Teppiche der Region hergestellt werden (fuer die Farbe rot werden z.B. kleine Insekten verwendet) 3. Mezcalfabrik: hier wird demonstriert wie Mezcal (ein Agavenschnaps) produziert wird. Natuerlich gibt es danach reichlich zu verkosten. 4. Hierve el Agua: natuerliche Steinformationen welche von (heissen) Quellen gebildet wurden. Schoene Landschaft und der Weg dorthin ist abenteuerlich (kurvig und holprig) 5. Mitla: eine archaeologische Staette der Zapoteca-Kultur... read more
Hinweisschild bei "El Tule"
Teppichwerkstatt
Mezcalfabrik

North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Oaxaca January 15th 2011

Well the rest of week 1 brought more time to adjust and experience more of life within the home - and Oaxaca for that matter. Tuesday night we did make it into Oaxaca City. We parked and got to walk around the Zokolo (city center) a bit. We were on a bit of a time constraint because we were set to meet Ricardo (one of the house parents here) and his father-in-law Keith, who had just driven back down from Seattle! Ricardo's wife Andrea also works here at the home, and she had her baby 2 months early when they went to visit family at home in Seattle. So it was a big reunion night for everyone. We met Ricardo and Keith for dinner at Don Juanito's, which was a nice little restaurant right near the ... read more
The home and the mountains!
Sunset
Tlacolula




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