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 the conquerors who took many of its stones to build a church on the spot. See more travel photographs from Mitla.Posted from .

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 (crickets I think) and quite another one to be offered to share a dish of bugs, chilies and onions on a bed of [...]

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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 to fix holes. It is certainly an imperfect door, but imperfection is interesting visually.Posted from .

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 of this picture. Symmetry can certainly be beautiful, but as Mona Lisa taught us, asymmetry is intriguing.Posted from .

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. They seem to tell a story. My suspicion is that this building has this pyramid theme because it was built by the Freemasons [...]

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 leveled a mountain top to put this city on top of it. What remains of Monte Alban is the temples and ceremonial structures. [...]

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 Notes More blogs posts about Oaxaca, Mexico Amateur Traveler episodes about Mexico [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Today the Amateur Traveler [...]

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 rejected the modern commercial dyes and practices and gone back to traditional zapotec methods and materials. His family speaks Zapotec at home which [...]

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 sight. Like many cities in Mexico some of the most interesting culinary experiences can be found in the markets where the locals eat. [...]