Oaxaca Sightseeing

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Local Sights

Church of Santo Domingo
Directions Reforma - 4 blocks from main square
Description One of foremost examples of Barroque architecture in Mexico opened in 1608 famous for its colorful murals depicting the life of Santo Domingo de Guzman

Market Day in Oaxaca

Market Day
Description Saturdays throughout the year draw traditional craftsmen and farmers from surrounding villages to the city of Oaxaca.

Oaxaca Regional Museum
Directions Ex-convento de Santo Domingo
Description Situated in the first major construction in the city built by the Dominicans in the 16th Century. Houses the famous collection of gold artifacts from Tomb # 7 in Monte Alban.

Promenade
Description Public street closed off in 1985 and paved with local green tiles. View the Public Library, Monte de Piedad (Pawn Shop), Museum of Contemporary Art and the Law School among art galleries, restaurants and folk art stores.

Rufino Tamayo Museum
Directions Avenida Morelos # 503
Description 18th Century building housing a collection of over 800 pre-hispanic pieces donated by this famous Oaxacan painter.

Nearby Sights

Arrazola Village
Directions About 10 miles from Oaxaca off the road to Zaachila
Description Small village famous for the wooden animal figures called "alebrijes" produced by local artisans.

Casa del Artesano
Directions in the village of Santa Maria Atzompa
Description The ideal place to view the production of natural and green glazed clay pieces.

Daínzu
Directions About 12 miles from the city of Oaxaca towards Tehuantepec
Description Small archeological zone famous for bas relief gallery depicting ball players in typical costume.

Doña Rosa Black Pottery
Directions Benito Juárez 24, San Bartolo Coyotepec
Description 20 minutes from Oaxaca. Phone 955-1-0011

Mitla
Directions About 28 miles from Oaxaca on Highway 190 to Tehuantepec
Description Ancient Zapotec center whose structures suggest "city planning". These structures are Las Columnas, La Iglesia, El Arroyo, Los Adobes and El Sur.

Monte Alban Ruins
Directions About 6 miles southwest of the city
Description Zapotecan Ritual center atop mountain close to Oaxaca

San Bartolo Coyotepec
Directions About 10 miles from Oaxaca on Highway 175.
Description San Bartolo Coyotepec is famous for its black pottery derived from a clay found in this locale.

San Martin Tilcajete
Description One of the villages where the wooden animals are carved. As you enter the village there is a small store on the left just before the school. Galiano Fabian and his family run the store. CIS browser suggests to ask for Gabriel to guide people around.

Rug Weaving Family

Teotitlán del Valle
Directions About 20 miles from Oaxaca on Highway 190
Description One of the oldest villages in the valley of Oaxaca famous for woolen tapestries colored with natural dyes.

Yagul
Directions About 25 miles from the city of Oaxaca
Description Important pre-hispanic center with the largest "ball court" in Oaxaca and second largest in MesoAmerica. Also famous for its Palace of the Seven Patios.