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Forum: Mexico & Central America

Apr 14th, 2020, 09:37 AM

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Oaxaca for 9 nights

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Thanks MinnBeef, I have a lot more photos and...

Thanks MinnBeef, I have a lot more photos and words to post but covid hit, life got strange (thankfully we are safe and healthy but being very cautious), so I ran into a mental roadblock. But shall...

Forum: Mexico & Central America

Mar 10th, 2020, 02:30 PM

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Oaxaca for 9 nights

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Oaxacan museums: the city has so many excellent...

Oaxacan museums: the city has so many excellent museums, many of them in restored or rearranged colonial buildings. One block from our hotel, on Independencia, is the Museo de los Pintores...

Forum: Mexico & Central America

Mar 5th, 2020, 03:50 AM

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Oaxaca for 9 nights

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We are cleansed: at the end of this fascinating...

We are cleansed: at the end of this fascinating day on the farm, Aurora performed a Zapotec cleansing ceremony for us, and on us. Copal incense was burned. Copal is a resin from the copal tree. ...

Forum: Mexico & Central America

Mar 4th, 2020, 01:03 PM

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Oaxaca for 9 nights

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Out in the countryside--learning to weave, not: ...

Out in the countryside--learning to weave, not: After our big, long lunch which we had spent so much time preparing, it was time to weave. The family has a very big loom, for weaving rugs, and a...

Forum: Mexico & Central America

Feb 28th, 2020, 01:46 PM

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Oaxaca for 9 nights

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Posted By EYWandBTV

<continuing...> Here I am with Aurora,...

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Here I am with Aurora, holding our basket of newly shucked corn:
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Forum: Mexico & Central America

Feb 28th, 2020, 01:25 PM

Replies: 13

Oaxaca for 9 nights

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Out in the countryside: One day we took a guided...

Out in the countryside: One day we took a guided trip to a farm near Teotitlan, in Zapotec country. This was organized by a company called Mezcouting, run by Andrea and Marco. They specialize in...

Forum: Mexico & Central America

Feb 28th, 2020, 08:38 AM

Replies: 13

Oaxaca for 9 nights

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Posted By EYWandBTV

Oaxaca walls = Jackson Pollock + Mark Rothko: ...

Oaxaca walls = Jackson Pollock + Mark Rothko: The walls of the old buildings in the centro, when viewed closely, provide a retrospective of abstract expressionism. The raw, unpainted native stone...

Forum: Mexico & Central America

Feb 28th, 2020, 08:07 AM

Replies: 13

Oaxaca for 9 nights

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Momos, Trumpets, and Devils: So Friday afternoon...

Momos, Trumpets, and Devils: So Friday afternoon were strolled onto M. Alcala and there, up the hill, came walking toward us…

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Forum: Mexico & Central America

Feb 28th, 2020, 05:17 AM

Replies: 13

Oaxaca for 9 nights

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Posted By EYWandBTV

Dominican gold: The city and the state of Oaxaca...

Dominican gold: The city and the state of Oaxaca are studded with Dominican churches and monasteries dating back to the mid-1500s. Of the three orders sent by the King of Spain to convert the...

Forum: Mexico & Central America

Feb 27th, 2020, 03:34 AM

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Oaxaca for 9 nights

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Early morning routine: there actually wasn't much...

Early morning routine: there actually wasn't much of a routine. I liked to get up early, shower, dress, and get out of the hotel to enjoy the beautiful sunrise light--great for the shadow effects on...

Forum: Mexico & Central America

Feb 25th, 2020, 10:33 AM

Replies: 13

Oaxaca for 9 nights

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Posted By EYWandBTV

Oaxaca for 9 nights

Hello all,

We have just returned from our third trip to Oaxaca. This time we decided to spend the entire time in the city, using it as a base for excursions into the surrounding area. In our other...

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