Oaxaca, Mexico City Guide
For over 20 years, Pamela Lanier's Oaxaca, Mexico Travel Guide has been your connection to Oaxaca's tourism community with invaluable details on local attractions, restaurants, shopping, museums, history, outdoor recreation and more.
Near Oaxaca
 If traveling with your family, consider spending a short afternoon with jaguars, lions, tigers, zebras, bears, birds and other animals at the Jaguar Zoo, approximately 45 minutes from Oaxaca’s city center. Most of the animals are roaming in their natural habitat with the exception of the lions and tigers for your safety.
As you venture out of Oaxaca towards Mitla, stop by the mezcal factories at Matatlán (similar to a wine tour). The state’s alcoholic beverage, sister to tequila, is grown and produced in this region. Learn how agave, from which mezcal is derived, is grown; how the base or piña is baked for days in an in-ground brick lined oven; and finally how the plant is ground and fermented into the liquid we enjoy in so many cocktails.
Explore the Sunday marketplace at Tlacolula, the largest and busiest market in the Central Valley. Locals used to refer to this market as 'Tokiolula' since it carried many imported goods from Asia in the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Take a dip in the bubbling mineral springs at Hierve el Agua (boiling water). Archaeological evidence suggests that the springs at Hierve el Agua were first used about 2,400 years ago.
Spend 2-3 days on the coast swimming, snorkeling or even diving, visit Huatulco, Puerto Escondido or perhaps one of smaller villages on the Pacific such as Puerto Angel or Mazunte. A side trip to the beach is a must, especially when some of the most pristine beaches in all of Mexico are located 6-8 hours drive from Oaxaca (an expensive 35 minute flight).
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