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The Best Beaches In Mexico
Blog: My Little Nomads - 3 November 2011
An opinionated list of the best beaches in Mexico. Continue reading →Read the entire article here: The Best Beaches In Mexico Or check out Where to go in Southeast Asia with kids
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Visiting the Alebrije Hotspot of Oaxaca
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 26 July 2011
One of my favorite parts of my trip my recent Oaxaca trip via Mexico Today turned out to be the visit we made to the small town of San Martín Tilcajete. When John & I visited Oaxaca back in 2009, we’d heard from friends about all the little villages specializing in various handicrafts that are [...]
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The Fields of Oaxaca
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 25 June 2011
I believe it was a famous photographer who once said, “Some of the best photos this world has seen were taken from small, fogged-up airplane windows while flying over the state of Oaxaca.” Even if that’s not true, I’m still going to subject you to a photo I snapped on our descent into the [...]
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Don’t Call it Tequila – Oaxaca Valley, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 4 April 2011
Celebrated Oaxacan chef Alejandro Ruiz has extensively “researched” the work of Oaxaca’s many mezcal makers in his quest to find the best artisanal sources to produce a signature mezcal which he serves at his wonderful Casa Oaxaca Cafe, Casa Oaxaca Restaurant and Casa Oaxaca boutique hotel. “Tequila was good when it was still mezcal,” said Chef Ruiz archly as we climbed into our truck and followed him to the town of Santa Catrina Mineros (about 30 minutes outside Oaxaca city) to find out more about this drink which inspires such fierce passions.
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Big Tree, Big Festival, Big Ride – Tlacoluca Valley, Oaxaca State, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 28 March 2011
The Titanic Tule Tree About five miles outside the city of Oaxaca is the tiny town of Tule–home to one humongous tree. The Tule Tree is nearly 120 feet in circumference (including its many buttresses), somewhere between 119 and 141 feet tall (depending on whose measurements you believe) and is said to be the “stoutest” tree in the world.
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Monte Alban, Yagul and Mitla Archaeological Sites – Valles Centrales, Oaxaca State, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 23 March 2011
Visitors to this part of southern Mexico (including ourselves) are usually pretty impressed by the beauty of the three valleys near Oaxaca city which are collectively known as the Valles Centrales. They are wide and majestic and full of worthy attractions. Turns out, the indigenous Zapotecs were pretty fond of this valley too and they left behind some pretty impressive proof of the cities they built here including the strategically-placed Monte Alban, mysterious Yagul and pattern-filled Mitla archaeological sites.
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Welcome to Wuh-hawk-ah – Oaxaca, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 13 March 2011
We arrived in Oaxaca city after a dramatic 50 mile journey along highway 175 during which we gained more than 8,000 feet. This little-used (thankfully) road curved and climbed through mega jungle that looked like something out of Jurassic Park with orchids, ferns and plants with leaves that nearly dwarfed our truck. The curves were reminiscent of a stretch of road in Durango Mexico called the Devil’s Backbone, as well as the in-famous Dragon’s Tail on the North Carolina, tennessee border, only way steeper and narrower.
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Beach Bound – Bahias de Huatulco, Mazunte & Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca State, Mexico
Blog: Trans-Americas Journey - 14 January 2011
Sand and surf may not be the first things you think of when you think of Oaxaca State in southern Mexico. This region more commonly conjures up visions of exquisite food, the Monte Alban Mayan ruins, uber-Mexican handicrafts, mexcal, more exquisite food and an awesome annual Dia del Muertos celebration. But beaches they got–and each one with its own personality. The first sandy-feet stop we made in Oaxaca State was at a stretch of bays called Bahias de Huatulco.
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Photo Essay: Plants, Landscapes, and Landmarks in Oaxaca
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 13 December 2010
After spending a week and a half enveloped in the vibrant hues of the moisture-rich Caribbean, I didn’t expect Oaxaca’s arid scenery to compare. Eventually, in different ways, I found Oaxaca’s more muted tones to be equally captivating. Oaxaca’s landscape invites you to pay closer attention to subtleties of texture and shade; to be grounded [...]
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Photo Essay: Zapotec Rug Making in Teotitlán de Valle
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 15 November 2010
One well-preserved aspect of Oaxacan culture is traditional Zapotec rug making. While I was in Oaxaca, I took a day tour which included a stop in Teotitlán de Valle to see the step-by-step process of how the colorful rugs are made: Carding the wool. Spinning the wool into yarn. Dyes are made by grinding natural [...]
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Photo Essay: My Oaxaca
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 11 November 2010
Images that capture the essence of places or experiences I often visited in the city of Oaxaca: Cafe Culture and Becoming a Regular, Pan & Co. Cafe Beginnings and Endings, Iglesia de Santo Domingo Gathering Spots and Prickly Plants, Santo Domingo Square Awareness and Beautiful Skies, Santo Domingo Square Celebration and Tradition, Santo Domingo Square [...]
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The More Sane Drive Back to Oaxaca
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 9 November 2010
It smelled like corn tortillas and chicken cooked in tomatoes and onion and chili. It smelled like earth. I was heading from Pochutla to Oaxaca the same way I’d come. I looked around the van and inhaled the mixture of scents, happy to be returning to Oaxaca. But most of all, I was just happy [...]
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Oh, the People You’ll Meet in Mazunte
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 4 November 2010
Mazunte is rife with expats who can most aptly be described as “trustafarians”. People who have escaped from the man, man. During my interactions with these people, I was split between an understanding of their desire to escape the trappings of western ways, amusement at their frivolity, and annoyance with their arrogance. I spent parts of my [...]
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The Mad Drive to Mazunte
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 26 October 2010
I’ve known crazy roads and even crazier drivers. In Ghana, I got to know potholed dirt roads during heavy tropical rain where cars drove in every direction in any lane. I saw tro-tros stop in the middle of the road because their engines fell out and I rode with drivers who continually honked at and [...]
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Photo Essay: Gallery and Street Art in Oaxaca
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 24 October 2010
Long wanderings in Oaxaca were a daily routine for me, and these walks inevitably led to art. Oaxaca is one of those cities where any bare surface has the potential to become a gallery—a step in a square or a grimy wall is an ideal place to add a little color or share your opinion. [...]
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Observations and Openings in Oaxaca
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 21 October 2010
In the late morning, armed with a map of Oaxaca’s central area, I headed out to discover the town. I walked over to the Zocalo (the main square), and before I reached it, I came across protesters who were occupying the square and some of the surrounding streets. At the beginning of my trip, in [...]
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Entering Oaxaca with a Cuba Hangover
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 16 October 2010
I liked what I saw of Oaxaca from above. With its mountainous terrain and farms and shades of browns and greens, it looked earthy and captivating. But as I stepped off the plane, I entered the reality of being in a new place. It was once again time to transition into being alone and different [...]
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Fried Grasshoppers, Churches of Gold, and Mayan Ruins
Blog: Say Yes to Tacos - 31 December 2009
After our adventure in the Reserva Mariposa Monarca, we hit the road, slogging three hours through the smoggy heart of Mexico city, and made it to Oaxaca by 2am. We spent a wonderful last night with Inty, Ana, Kirsten, and Isaac, friends from Guadalajara who were passing through Oaxaca on their way to Puerto Escondido. [...]
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