If you’ve made it to this page, congratulations, your Spanish is coming along nicely. You’re now diving into the king of Mexican Spanish: Chingar. The more you listen around the streets of Mexico, the more you start hearing it and all its variations. Chingar is absolutely everywhere. There is actually a dictionary dedicated entirely to this…
One of the best things about Oaxaca is that you don’t need a ticket or invitation to experience its traditions. Walk through the city long enough and you’ll eventually find yourself standing in the middle of a calenda — a lively street parade filled with music, dancing, giant puppets, and fireworks. Here’s what they are,…
Here’s the situation with taxis in Oaxaca: they’re cheap, they’re everywhere, and there are no meters. That last part is where visitors get into trouble. Without a meter, the price is whatever gets agreed before you get in — and without knowing the going rate, you’ll often pay two or three times what a local…
The short answer? If you have less than 7 days, don’t rush to the coast. Here’s why — and what to do instead. So you’re planning your first trip to Oaxaca and you’ve hit the classic dilemma: do you stay in the city, go to Puerto Escondido, or somehow squeeze in both? Here’s the honest…
I’ve been living in Oaxaca City for over a decade. Every time a friend visits, they ask me the same thing: what should I actually do? This itinerary is my answer. Five days, well-paced, covering the highlights without overfilling every hour. I’ve built in time to wander, eat properly, and do the things that actually…
Thirty minutes east of Oaxaca City, there’s a small Zapotec village where families have been weaving rugs by hand for over 2,000 years. That’s not marketing copy. Teotitlán del Valle — known locally as Xigie, meaning “under the stone” — is a living, working community where the weaving tradition never stopped. Wool dyed with crushed…
Oaxaca City is one of those places where you don’t actually need to go far to have incredible experiences – but if you do venture out, the rewards are worth it. Within a couple of hours, you can visit ancient ruins, petrified waterfalls, traditional weaving villages, and mezcal distilleries that still use centuries-old methods. Some of…
Oaxaca has a reputation as the food capital of Mexico, and it’s not hard to see why. The ingredients are local and deeply rooted, the techniques go back centuries, and the variety is genuinely unlike anywhere else in the country. Whether you’re eating at a market stall, a family restaurant, or off a street corner…
If you’re heading from Oaxaca City to San Cristóbal de las Casas (Chiapas), the bus is the most straightforward option. It’s a long trip, but easy to organize. My #1 Recommendation: ADO The best company to go with is ADO. For this route, you’ll typically be choosing between standard ADO and ADO GL, both of which…
If you want the simplest, most reliable way to get from Oaxaca City to Mexico City, the bus is the best option. It’s affordable, comfortable, and runs all day and night. My #1 Recommendation: ADO The best company to use is ADO. It’s the main long-distance operator in Mexico and easily the most comfortable and dependable…