Traffic control, Mexican style
This picture was taken in the Sumidero Canyon, a man-made lake in Chiapas. The cliffs reach over half a mile in height in places.
© Dan McWethy, 2000
Gringos call them "speed bumps". Mexicans nic...
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Lila Downs
Lila Downs Sanchez and her band will be appearing at the Alvaro Carillo Theater in Oaxaca on February 12. It's a benefit for the Casa de Mujer. If you're in town, don't miss it. Photography by Diana Ri...
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History of Oaxaca: The Modern Era
History of Oaxaca
Part 3 - Modern Era
By Maria Diaz
Her Bio
Her email: maria@oaxacalive.com
Part 1 Pre-Hispanic Era - Part 2 Colonial Era
Let us continue our...
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Why am I laughing? Street clowns in Mexico
Mutual aid and survival in the mountains of Oaxaca
This road, graded to a high standard for gravel-based bituminous construction, was less than one year old when it washed out. Fortunately, there was still enough mountainside left to make a bypass. Man...
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Green means food, red means starvation: Agriculture in Mexico's Mixteca Alta
These bells were removed from the church at Santa Maria Tiltepec. An earthquake caused severe structural damage to the bell tower in June of 1999. Erosion caused the red gashes in the surrounding hills...
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History of Oaxaca: The Colonial Era
History of Oaxaca
Part 2 - Colonial Era
By Maria Diaz
Her Bio
Her email: maria@oaxacalive.com
Part 1 Pre-hispanic Era
Welcome to the continuation of an overview o...
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Stay in Mexico, or go North to work? Every family's dilemma
There are three sons missing from this family portrait. They have gone "North" to find work. Like most villages in southern Mexico, theirs depends on its' migrants for the money to buy food, clothing a...
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The Oaxaca library: A project of, by and for the people
Ruth Gonzalez, Librarian, in the front room of the Oaxaca Circulating Library, where she has worked for almost all the 35 years of its existence
© Diana Ricci, 1999
For the English speaking commun...
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Bring it with you when you come: Susan Trilling in Oaxaca
History of Oaxaca: The Pre-hispanic Era
History of Oaxaca
Part 1 - Pre-hispanic Era
By Maria Diaz
Her Bio
Her email: maria@oaxacalive.com
In three installments we will present a history of Oaxaca, its pe...
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Internet services and cyber cafes in Oaxaca
Internet Service Providers are readily available. All services support modems to 56k baud. Here are five:
Antequera Red, at Colegio Militar #1009, 3rd floor (across from Gigante Reforma) is an unaff...
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Who's boss here, anyway?
This picture appeared with an earlier article, "The Servant", about four years ago. The girl is still playing and singing along the "tourist walking street" in Oaxaca, as are a couple of her you...
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Gringos helping to fight AIDS in Mexico
Condon Mania, a project of the Frente Comun Contra SIDA (Common Front Against AIDS), sells health - and life - to hundreds of Mexican youth and adults every month. The Frente's major concern is slowing...
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A Glass Garden
There is a sense of permanence in so much change.
"Travel is like peeling an onion, at least one layer will make you cry."
I don't recall who wrote that line, but it holds true. My trek started in th...
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Glad to be in Oaxaca, Mexico
In January, I celebrated my fifth anniversary in Oaxaca, the second longest period of time I have ever spent in one place. " Soy vagabundo" (I am a wanderer), I often answer when asked what I "do...
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Home again, home again
In the late summer of 1996, the weary traveler reflects on a long time spent away from home. (Pictured are the ruins at Yagul, near Oaxaca ). Photography by Diana Ricci
Got my ticket in my pocket...
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A day in Oaxaca = Two thousand years: Monte Alban and the Zimatlan 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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Oaxaca Cultural Center and Regional Museum
A detail salvaged from the original convent of Santo Domingo graces one side of the main entrance to the newly refurbished Oaxaca Cultural Center and Regional Museum.
[This is a special article abou...
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Cancun to Oaxaca - The bus ride of 27 pedicures
My friends asked, “You’re going by bus? Why?” I rationalized about all the experiences I’d have to write about. After vacationing for a week in the Yucatan, I was heading back to Oaxaca, where ...
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After the storm: Summer in Oaxaca
This photo was taken in one of the few buildings left standing at Piña Palmera, on Zipolite beach. By now, the foot or so of mud on the floor has been mucked out. By now, also, relief should be reachi...
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My search for the perfect bathroom
Refugees from Loxicha, near Huatulco, brought their animals with them to the zocalo in Oaxaca. They set up a tarpaulin over a sewer grate for use as a bathroom. The governor did not invite them to use ...
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Stan Gotlieb in Oaxaca: the author talks about himself
This is my 73rd article. The other 72, as well as a "letters to the editor" section, answers to some Frequently asked Questions and a subscription Newsletter sample, are also available on this site. Ta...
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The hidden places of Oaxaca
