Oaxaca

OAXACA: Capital of Oaxaca, it is located  1550 m over the mean level of the sea, and it has approximately a population of 800,000 inhabitants. Founded by the Spaniards in 1521 under the name of Antequera, this city received by real decision the title of very noble and loyal city in 1529. Considered as a world-wide patrimony thanks to the beauty and extraordinary condition of conservation of its civil and religious constructions,   Colonial as Neoclassic architecture. This museum city invites the visitor to discover it walking through its streets full of history. Oaxaca is also distinguished by being the state that counts with the highest number of ethnic groups of the country, 16 in total. It is important to say that most of them have preserved and conserved intact his customs, his languages and his millenarian traditions, to find them it is all a experience of cultural experience. The alive expressions of these cultures are reflected through their crafts which are, without doubt, the most varied of the country, proof of it is the black mud of San Bartolo Coyotepec, the “rebozos” of San Pablo Mitla or simply a wood sculpture of copal of San Martin Tilcajete. It is worthy to emphasize in an expression of first importance as far as a diffusion on the part of the indigenous towns of the state of Oaxaca, the Guelaguetza. This festival of folkloric dance takes place every year on July, during three days concentrates up to 500 original groups of the 7 regions that conform the state of Oaxaca.. For those that cannot attend this festivity, do not worry, some restaurants or hotels of the city present/display it as a spectacle in its facilities. We recommend: The visit of the Main Square, the Cathedral, Our Lady of the Solitude, the Museum of Pre-Hispanic Art Rufino Tamayo, the church of Santo Domingo, the convent of Santa Catherine, the church of San Felipe Neri, the House of Juárez, the Macedonian theater Alcala etc