The city of Oaxaca, Oaxaca (formally: Oaxaca de Juárez, in honour of 19th-century president and national hero Benito Juárez, who was born nearby) is the capital and main city of the Mexican state of the same name. It is located in the Oaxaca Valley in the Sierra Madre del Sur Mountains, at 17°07′ N 96°72′ W. The important Monte Albán archaeological site is close to the city. In 2003 the estimated population was 259,600 people.
Oaxaca is far more than a tourist destination, and tourism does not dominate the city’s life. Nonetheless, it does have a significant tourist trade, based on its numerous baroque churches and religious buildings (many of which have recently been restored), its proximity to Monte Albán, the ready availability of attractive local craft products in its markets and in local villages, and on a reputation for a relaxed style of life and friendly and courteous local population. It has a very wide range of cafés and restaurants, many of them specialising in the distinctive regional cuisine and some of them claimed to be among the best in Mexico.
Oaxaca Regional Museum (Museo Regional de Oaxaca): Oaxaca
The Oaxaca Regional Museum is located inside the enchanting exconvent of Santo Domingo de Guzmán. Some of its recently redesigned rooms contain important samples of prehispanic and colonial history and culture. It is housed in a beautiful green stone building attached to Santo Domingo Church. It contains the Zapotec treasures from Tomb Seven at Monte Albán. This and other archaeological sections make the most sense if you visit them after seeing some sites in the Central Valleys.
Hours: The museum is generally open from 10 am. to 8 pm., Tuesday to Sunday. Entry
State Government Palace: Oaxaca City
Place of the State Govt. of Oaxaca.
Strong earthquake shakes southern Mexico
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the southern Pacific coast of Mexico on Sunday, 370 km south-southwest of Mexico City, according to the US Geological Survey's National Earhquake Information Centre.
The earthquake struck the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca near Santiago Pinotepa Nacional at 0820 hrs IST and could be felt in Mexican City, where building swayed lightly.
There were not immediate reports of damages or injuries near the epicentre in towns along the Oaxaca coast, said Leopoldo Jimenez, a radio operator with the Oaxaca Civil Protection Department in Oaxaca City, 170 kilometres northeast of the quake.
"They told us
Teatro Macedonio de Alcalá: Oaxaca City
Teatro Macedonio Alcalá, which as well as being a working theatre houses a collection of romantic art is one of the attractions in the Oaxaca City. This beautiful 1903 Belle Epoque theater, 2 blocks east of the zócalo, holds 1,300 people and is still used for concerts and performances in the evening. Peek through the doors to see the marble stairway and Louis XV vestibule. Sometimes, a list of events is posted on the doors.
Temple of the Consolación : Oaxaca City
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Oaxaca's Cathedral: Oaxaca City
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Temple and Exconvent of CompañÃa de Jesús: Oaxaca City
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Chapel of the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús: Oaxaca City
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Tobala Mezcal de Oaxaca
In the State of Oaxaca the region producing Mezcal is integrated for the following municipalities: Sola de Vega, Miahuatlán, Yautepec, Santiago Matatlán Tlacolula, Ocotlán, Ejutla, y Zimatlán.
The word Mezcal comes from the Nahuatl term "Mexcalmetl", meaning "Agave".
In the present time, Mexicans use the term "Maguey" to refer to the "Agave". The Maguey is not a cactus, botanically, it has its own familly: Agaveaceae; formed by more than 120 species, in which Tobala and Hangustifolia haw (espadÃn)stand out because of the unmistakable quality and flavor Mezcal acquires once their vegetative characteristics are transformed.
Alcoholic beverage obtained from
Temple of San MatÃas en Jalatlaco : Oaxaca City
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