geri
Dec 6, 2009, 6:22 AM
Post #2 of 4
(2393 views)
Shortcut
|
Re: [michael_farrell] Photo-blogger moving through southern Mexico.
|
Can't Post | Private Reply
|
Michael, I think you'll find car rentals quite expensive in Oaxaca and then you'll have the challenge of where to park it when not using it.
Transportation is abundant and cheap in Oaxaca (city, I assume even though your wonderful photos were of the surf). If you walk down Calle Bustamante south of the zocalo, you'll find small bus terminals going to various pueblos. The cost is very cheap, under 10 pesos. These taxis and mini-buses leave frequently serving the hundreds of pueblos within an hour of Oaxaca. There are also terminals in other parts of the city and you can catch a colectivo taxi or bus near the sport stadium on the highway, for points east. There are also two taxi colectivo stands near Abastos market in the southwestern part of the city. It's very busy in that area but you'll find CHEAP public transport to everywhere. You can take a city bus marked CENTRAL to get to the general area and then look around or ask where the "colectivo sitios" are. They have their destination painted on the side and they only shuttle between Oaxaca City and their particular pueblo.
Linda Martin sells the best detailed map of where the bus and taxi stands are, including city bus routes. Her email is: ridgecliff@hotmail.com. These are on sale at the OLL Library, Pino Suarez #519 for 40 pesos. The govt. doesn't have a city bus route map, but you might want to pick up a map of the pueblos at the tourist office on Independencia near the main cathedral in the zocalo.
I've lived in Oaxaca more than 10 years without a car and have managed to get just about anywhere. Note: Most of the indigenous folk in the villages don't have cars, so there's plenty of cheap public transport. It might take longer than driving yourself, but a lot less hassle. Public transport doesn't run late at night. I try to get out of the villages of 5 or 6 p.m. to be sure to catch a ride back to the city.
Keep those photos coming!
|
Forums Index
Search Posts
Who's Online
Log In or Sign Up