OAXACA · MÉXICO
Slow days.
Long lunches.
Our Oaxaca checklist. Día de Muertos, markets, mezcal and one chosen trip out of town.
LITTLE BY LITTLE
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Progress saved on this device.No rushing required. Mornings are for work. Afterward, a long lunch and at most one small outing. Keep several afternoons completely free.
Choose one day trip
Monte Albán is the easier fit for our pace. The other trip does not count toward progress; your saved ticks stay in place.
ONLY IF WE FEEL LIKE IT
If we have time
A few more possibilities. These don’t count toward the main checklist.
BEFORE WE GO
Just a little planning
Taxis for Día de Muertos. Book these before the weekend: a driver who takes us to Etla on Sunday, waits and brings us back (taxis there are scarce late at night); a ride back from Xoxocotlán on Saturday night, the busiest night of the year; and one back from the Xoxocotlán comparsas on Monday. Ask the hotel or host, and agree the price first: Oaxaca taxis don’t use meters. Getting there is easy; it’s the return that needs booking.
Book ahead. The Jardín Etnobotánico tour, the cooking class and Mezcaloteca.
Hierve el Agua. It sometimes closes over community disputes: check the week before.
Then the bus to Puerto Escondido. Nothing here needs to become a race.
