Armando Lozano Ramirez, master sculptor and jeweler: Oaxaca's "man of steel"
Some 30 years ago, a youthful 27-year-old acquired a piece of machinery by chance. Not knowing exactly what to do with it, or how it could somehow become a positive factor in his life, he took a gamble...
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Jacobo Angeles: A rich wood-carving tradition in Oaxaca, dating to pre-Hispanic times
Jacobo Ángeles' work is prominently displayed in The Smithsonian, Chicago's National Museum of Mexican Art, and elsewhere throughout the continent and further abroad, in museums, art colleges and gall...
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Manuel Reyes: sculptor, painter and renaissance man from Oaxaca's Mixteca Alta
"Look at that female warrior over there... notice the belt I made for her, with penises hanging from it, her trophies."
Artist Manuel Reyes aspires to exhibit his work in art galleries in Oaxaca and M...
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Oaxaca: what is it like?
Interactive map of Oaxaca
What is it like in Oaxaca? It's like no other place in all of Mexico. It is as close to a true mixture of the various Mexican cultures as can be found. Visitors to Oaxaca Cit...
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Affordable Oaxaca as a locale for any grand fiesta
If you're getting married, turning 50, or planning that anniversary bash... consider Oaxaca
They say that Mexicans really know how to party. Here in Oaxaca we do it in spades, because it's part of a l...
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Changing Dreams: A Generation of Oaxaca's Woodcarvers
You can't isolate yourself. Modernity arrives and replaces what you have.
>Changing Dreams by Vicki Ragan and Shepard Barbash is a thoughtfully written and provocative book - one which should...
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Traveling light to Oaxaca?
Every visitor to the city of Oaxaca has the potential to make a significant contribution.
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Eight surprises from a senior year abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico
As we studied, found pursuits and made great Mexican and expatriate friends, many of our assumptions were challenged. Our year abroad altered our perspective on both Mexican and American lifestyle and priorities.
read moreConsumer protection in Oaxaca, Mexico: A case study
PROFECO has its limitations. However, it does provide an important and valuable alternate means of dispute resolution.
read moreA day in Oaxaca = Two thousand years, Part One: The Americas' oldest urban centre.
The warm afternoon breeze wafts a gentle mist of dust across the floor of the Oaxaca valley and into Oaxaca city, softening the colonial patina of the richly carved, 300-year-old cathedral. The dust is...
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A day in Oaxaca = Two thousand years, Part Two: Monte Alban and the Zimatlán Valley.
(Part 1: The America's Oldest Urban Center)
Having reached Monte Alban and entered the site, on your right as you stand at the corner of the main plaza is the North Platform, the site of th...
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The Oaxaca Valley: a week's adventures in a single day...
Of all the thousands of possible day-trips from tourist centers in Mexico, perhaps none is as varied, educational, beautiful and just plain fun as that along the eastern part of the Valley of Oaxaca. O...
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Oaxaca, Mexico: a day in one of the New World's finest cities
Given the long and illustrious history of Mexico, it is only fitting that just a few kilometers to the east of the oldest urban center in the Americas is one of the loveliest present-day cities in the Americas - the city of Oaxaca. All visitors to Mexico should consider Oaxaca (pronounced Wah-hah-cah) a "must-see". Over the centuries, Oaxaca has become particularly adept at preserving the old and the interesting, while simultaneously keeping pace with the demands of even the most discerning foreign visitor.
read moreSilver, Saints, and Sinners™: Semana Santa in Taxco, Mexico
The City of Silver
If you have heard of the picturesque, old colonial Mexican town of Taxco at all, you probably associate it with that precious metal so characteristic of Mexico – silver. ...
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Link to clickable interactive map of Oaxaca state, Mexico
Clickable interactive map of Oaxaca state, Mexico: Oaxaca city, Puerto Escondido, Puerto Angel
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Central Valley of Oaxaca: Oaxaca city, Monte Alban
Clickable interactive map of Central Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico: Oaxaca city, Monte Alban
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Link to clickable interactive map of Chiapas, Mexico: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Palenque
Clickable interactive map of Chiapas, Mexico: San Cristobal de las Casas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Palenque
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Poking around pueblos of Oaxaca: Vista Hermosa
Morning clouds hover lazily over the city as we finish our coffee in a zocalo cafe in Oaxaca. It’s as if the clouds, like my friend and I, aren’t in any hurry to move on. As we saunter the several ...
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The state of Oaxaca, Mexico - resource page
Located in the southern part of Mexico, the state of Oaxaca is bordered to the north by the states of Puebla and Veracruz, to the east by Chiapas, to the west by Guerrero, and to the south by the Pacif...
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A wedding and christening in rural Oaxaca: The mandate of tradition
Legends and lore of Oaxaca: A man named Crecencio
A strange force descended upon Crecencio, giving him a supernatural power.
read moreHotels in the state of Oaxaca
Hotels in the city of Oaxaca
Link to detailed interactive map of Oaxaca
Basic map of Oaxaca state, Mexico
Huajuapan
*** CASA BLANCA
83 Rooms
Amatista 1
69000 Huajuapan, Oax.
(953) 209...
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The struggle continues
When this was written in the fall of 1994, there was still a sense of hope in the air: for democracy, for the economy, for a fair and equitable relationship with the U.S. People still believed that wit...
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Maximino Javier (b. 1950)
A veteran of the "Oaxacan School" that is rapidly receiving worldwide recognition, Javier has developed his own personal and unmistakable iconography. Movement is a principle and continuous force that...
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Rodolfo Nieto (1936–1985)
Photo by Andrew Vlady
One of the pioneer artists, a precursor to the phenomenal explosion of creativity from Oaxaca. Living and working for many years in Paris, Nieto's works stand as a testimony t...
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