Oaxaca City

Oaxaca City is a colonial city, the first place Cortez began a Spanish civilization. It reminded us in many ways of Antigua, Guatemala. We spent the majority of the day in the zocalo, or plaza taking in the sites and people.



This plant is everywhere in Mexico and Guatemala. It´s called bugambilia.

There are hundreds of vendors in the zocalo, selling everything from balloons to apples to handicrafts to ice cream.


We also walked around the mercado, which is always a fascinating place. Chocolate is a big deal here-it´s used to make mole, a sauce. People here also drink chocolate-it´s very delicious.

The carneceria in the mercado.