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Oaxaca

Mole in more colors than you expect, the ruins of Monte Albán, and Día de Muertos.

Language
Spanish, Zapotec, and Mixtec
Currency
Mexican peso (MXN)
Fly into
Oaxaca (OAX)
Good months
October to April
Feels like
Warm, colorful, unhurried

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4 days · Planned by Trippy Days

Oaxaca for food and markets

Day 1Oaxaca city
9:00 AMBreakfast at Mercado 20 de Noviembre · Mercado 20 de NoviembreWalk down the smoky aisle, pick your meat at a stall, and they grill it while you wait.
10:30 AMTemplo de Santo Domingo · Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán
12:30 PMThe Ethnobotanical Garden (guided tours only) · Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca
2:00 PMLunch: mole negro · Centro, OaxacaIf you only try one mole, make it this one.
5:00 PMStroll the Andador Macedonio Alcalá · Macedonio Alcalá
7:30 PMMezcal tasting · Centro, Oaxaca
Day 2Monte Albán and textiles
8:30 AMMonte Albán · Zona Arqueológica de Monte AlbánLittle shade on the main plaza. Go at opening, and bring a hat.
1:00 PMLunch: tlayudas · Oaxaca
3:30 PMTextile Museum of Oaxaca · Museo Textil de Oaxaca
6:30 PMRooftop drinks at sunset · Centro, Oaxaca
Day 3Tule, Mitla, and Hierve el Agua
8:00 AMThe giant Tule Tree · Tree of Tule
9:30 AMRug weavers in Teotitlán del Valle · Teotitlán del Valle
11:30 AMThe ruins of Mitla · Zona Arqueológica de Mitla
1:30 PMHierve el Agua's mineral pools · Hierve el AguaBring a swimsuit for the pools at the cliff edge.
4:30 PMA mezcal distillery in Santiago Matatlán · Santiago Matatlán
Day 4Cook, then wander
9:00 AMCooking class with a market tour · Oaxaca
3:30 PMJalatlaco's murals and cafés · Jalatlaco
7:30 PMFarewell dinner in the Centro · Centro, Oaxaca
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  1. 1OaxacaMarkets, mezcal, and moleBase
  2. 2Hierve el AguaCliff-edge pools, past Mitla's mosaics≈ 1½ hr
  3. 3San José del PacíficoCloud forest village≈ 3 hr
  4. 4Puerto EscondidoSurf town on the Pacific≈ 6 hr, or 40 min by air
  5. 5MazunteSmall beach towns≈ 6 hr

By car from Oaxaca

Known for
Eat and drink

Where to stay

Centro

Walk to everything, Santo Domingo included.

Jalatlaco

Murals, cafés, and quiet cobbled streets.

Xochimilco

Residential, by the old aqueduct.

Day trips

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