Oaxaca

Best travel reports from Oaxaca

Above the clouds

The past two days, we spent in the mountains at an altitude of about 3200m. The first hike was nice, but not very spectacular. While Henni felt warmed up, the high altitude was...

San Jose del Pacifico

Thu, 23 Jan - Sat, 25 Jan 2020 Located 4 hours bus ride away from Oaxaca City, San Jose del Pacifico is the mountain village - my last stop before heading back to the beach. It...

Oaxaca de Juárez

Oaxaca (pronounced wah-chah-kah) is a region south of Mexico City with its capital Oaxaca de Juárez. Bus miles traveled so far from Mexico City to Oaxaca approx. 550 km After...

A sea of colour

After arriving in Oaxaca de Juárez at 7 o'clock in the morning by night bus, we spent the day a little quieter. After breakfast, we took a stroll through the beautiful city...

Ixtlán de Juárez

Tuesday, January 22, 2020 I started the day comfortably and took advantage of the hostel breakfast. After that, I took a bus and then a shared taxi for 1 hour to the mountain...

Monte Albán, Oaxaca

Monte Albán is another one of the countless archaeological sites in Mexico. The area is located 10 km from Oaxaca City and was inhabited by the Zapotecs between 800 BC and 900...

A bus ride...

Today we took a day trip with several stops. First, we visited the thickest tree in the world in Santa Maria del Tule, with a diameter of over 14m and over 2000 years old. After...

Monte Alban Archaeological Zone

Although smaller than Teotihuacan, these Zapotec ruins were somehow even more beautiful, and therefore more impressive. The only downside was that there was no direct access to...

Oaxaca

Oaxaca was a nice city with a big market. We tried to visit several museums and sights, among them the Cathedral or the city museum. Well... everything appeared to be closed...

Puerto Escondido

Sa, 25.1.2020 After a total of 4 hours on the bus, I arrived in Puerto Escondido in the afternoon. Then I went straight to the beach to sunbathe and swim a little :) After...

Puerto Escondida

Puerto Escondido actually only has a few beaches to offer, but the town itself is not that special. On the first evening, I went to the beach with the group for the sunset and...

Puebla and Oaxaca

The 3-hour bus ride from Mexico City to Puebla flew by thanks to the first-class bus. The hostel where I spent the next 3 nights was not so spectacular. Puebla was also not a...

Puerto Escondido #2

Di, 28.-29.1. After 3 days of relaxation in Laguna de Chacahua, it was time to go back to the city of Puerto Escondido. I spent the evening relaxed in the hostel and cooked for...

Puerto Escondido

I have to be honest: we didn't do much in Puerto Escondido. We had a great hotel/apartment where we were able to cook, we had a pool and we took the chance to relax at this pool...

“ Mazunte “

kleines dorf. ehemaliges meeresschildkrötenschlachthaus. heutiges meeresschildkrötenschutzzentrum. la baguette hat und beglückt mit sauguten schokobananenbroten. verirrte...

'Boiling water'

Fossilized waterfall.