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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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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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