There are two well-known Zapotec ruins near Oaxaca Mexico. The first is Monte Alban and the second is Mitla. Unlike Mount Alban which the Spaniards did not discover Mitla was changed by [...]

You new this series of food encounters would have to get to this topic eventually. It was one thing to run into vendors in the marketplaces in Oaxaca selling bugs for food [...]

The picture for this month’s wallpaper is from Oaxaca Mexico Regular width (1600 x 1200) without calendar Widescreen (1920 × 1200) without calendar To use: 1. Click the link above to open [...]

Speaking of buildings that have seen better days, this one from my trip to Oaxaca caught my eye. This door has become a patchwork as they have endeavored at least 3 times [...]

Two things draw me to photos like this one from Oaxaca, Mexico. The first is the color. Ansel Adams I am not. I love vibrant color. The second is the odd asymmetry [...]

Continuing my series of photos of doors that I have collected is this odd pyramid shaped door from Oaxaca. I am particularly drawn to buildings like this that have seen better days. [...]

Monte Alban, just out side of Oaxaca Mexico, was built by the Zapotec people around 500 B.C. At the time it was one of the largest cities in Mesoamerica. The Zapotecs apparently [...]

photo by Jorge Luis Santiago This is a transcript of an episode of the Amateur Traveler focusing on traveling to Oaxaca, Mexico. Travel to Oaxaca, Mexico – Amateur Traveler Episode 174 Show [...]

Visit the region nearby Oaxaca Mexico with the Amateur Traveler. When I was in Oaxaca I met Felipe Hernandez in the zocalo (main square). Felipe is a 4th generation weaver who has [...]

The best meal that I had in Oaxaca, Mexico on my recent trip was not in a fancy tourist restaurant nor was it eaten for that matter with any other tourists in [...]