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Category Archives: Oaxaca
San Andres Chicahuaxtla Walkabout & Trail Hike – 01/22-23/2024
This is a post of our visit to Chicahuaxtla during our 5 week visit to Oaxaca. In company with José who we engaged as our guide into this Mixtec and Trique territory of northern Oaxaca. We started at this village … Continue reading
Tlaxiaco Trail Hike – 01/21/2024
This is a post of one of many hikes or walkabouts that Pat and I enjoyed during our visit to Oaxaca in January of 2024. This one was with friends of our guide José during our first visit to the … Continue reading
Santiago Apoala – Peña Gemelas Trail Hike – 01/10/2024
Our second hike during our visit to Oaxaca in January 2024. We visited the very small village of Santiago Apoala, 3 hours or so north of Oaxaca de Juarez (“Oaxaca City”), deep in the mountains of the Sierra Norte. The … Continue reading
Santiago Apoala – La Cascada Trail Hike – 01/09/2024
This is a post for one of many hikes or walkabouts that Pat and I enjoyed during our visit to Oaxaca in January of 2024. The Drive In Our trip to Oaxaca began in Oaxaca de Juarez, the largest city … Continue reading
San Andrés Chicahuaxtla Trail Hike – 01/22/2024
This is a preliminary post of one of many hikes or walkabouts that Pat and I enjoyed during our visit to Oaxaca in January of 2024. I will publish a full reports when I return home in early February. The … Continue reading
Cerro Danush-Zapotec Trail Hike – 01/22/2023
The 5th hike during our visit to Oaxaca. Pat was to spend the day with José in Teotitlán del Valle, learning about dyeing and weaving. José had also arranged for me to meet up with Alvert for a hike to … Continue reading
Capulálpam Trail Hike – 01/16/2023
The Pueblo Magico of Capulálpam de Médez was high on our list of highlights to introduce to Steve and Sharon. We reserved 2 rooms at Hotel Chorromonte for 2 nights in the center of the Pueblo, from where we could … Continue reading
Rainforest Trail Hike and Mirador de Cristal Visit – 01/09/2023
Our fourth outing with Jose, this one to an area that he tells us is the only rain forest in Mexico. It was definitely worth the time and the somewhat torturous drive, to an amazing place. The Drive In After … Continue reading
Sunrise Mirador Trail Hike – 01/09/2023
This is our 2nd hike during two days visiting Capulálpam, one of the Pueblos Mancomunados, Zapotec villages in the Sierra Norte (TripAdvisor: Pueblos Mancomunados). The day before we had driven from Oaxaca city to Capulálpam and hiked from Ecoturismo Capulálpam … Continue reading
Capulálpam Trail Hike – 01/08/2023
Our plans for our visit to Oaxaca this year included hiking in the Sierra Norte mountains. Pat had worked extensively with José, our guide, to plan these and other activities, including a request to make 4-5 mile hikes limited to … Continue reading