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Monte Alban

#1 most popular of 21 things to do in Oaxaca

  • "I have explored this site with my travel-met friend: adventurous minded girl! (Surprisingly for me) from…"
  • "Monte Alban is located on a plateau, high atop the mountains surrounding the valley in which the city of…"
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Museo Regional de Antropologia e Historia

#2 most popular of 21 things to do in Oaxaca

  • "This is really an art and culture museum inside an old 15th-century convent attached to a beautiful…"
  • "This museum, which is located next to the impressive Santo Domingo Church, is an incredibly impressive…"
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Mercado Benito Juarez

#3 most popular of 21 things to do in Oaxaca

  • "This is the largest permanent market in Oaxaca City (the Mercado Abastos is the enormous one on Sundays). You can find anything here, from toasted grasshoppers to handmade rugs. Seemingly endless rows of stalls…"
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Knifemaker Angel Aguilar

#4 most popular of 21 things to do in Oaxaca

  • "With so many interesting stops on the Friday route from Oaxaca to Ocotlán, most tourists err in missing one of the most fascinating sites in town, the cuchillería of knifemaker Ängel Aguilar. Step hundreds of…"
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Black Pottery (Barro Negro)

#5 most popular of 21 things to do in Oaxaca

  • "There are hundreds of workshops for barro negro, the black pottery in San Bartolo Coyotepec, a short drive from Oaxaca. But whether you’re a bargain hunter, a retailer seeking product, a decorator, a folk-art…"
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Hiking around Mt. Alban

#6 most popular of 21 things to do in Oaxaca

  • "Mt. Alban is a very interesting set of ruins of the ancient Zapotec Empire. There is also a nice museum on the mountain. Because of so many earthquakes, though, there are not many high places left, and compared…"
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Cuilapan

#7 most popular of 21 things to do in Oaxaca

  • "This is the ruin of a 15th-century convent that is quite beautiful. You can reach it via a second-class bus from Oaxaca or by taking a "tour van" from one of many operators in Oaxaca.…"
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Cochineal: Oaxaca's Brilliant Red Insect Dye

#8 most popular of 21 things to do in Oaxaca

  • "The museum and research and learning facilities of the grana cochinilla fina, more commonly referred to as the cochineal, is one of Oaxaca’s best-kept secrets...unfortunately. If it warranted a stop on the busy…"
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Shopping Galore

#9 most popular of 21 things to do in Oaxaca

  • "What you want to do most in Oaxaca is shop. Oaxaca, the least expensive city we encountered on our 34 day drive through Mexico, is the world capital of bargain shopping. The stores are almost all contained in…"
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Yagul

#10 most popular of 21 things to do in Oaxaca

  • "It's a archeological site, 2 km from the main road. There is no public transport to the site, so you can try to hitch-hike or make a nice walk up the hill, which takes you for about half an hour. Make sure you…"
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