Adventure and Ecotourism in Oaxaca: Outdoor ActivitiesOaxaca City’s environs offer magnificent natural settings where you can go trekking and horseback riding. The experience puts you in close contact with nature and allows you to learn about the customs and traditions of some of the communities that you’ll visit. Santa Ana del Valle – Located 34 km (21 mi) east of Oaxaca off Highway 190 in the direction of Tlacolula. This ecotourism route passes through various communities and the archaeological zones of Tlacolula Valley. Parque Nacional Benito Juarez (Benito Juarez National Park) – Located 7 km (4 mi) north of Oaxaca City off Highway 190. This national park covers 2,737 hectares (6,760 acres), including the Cerro del Fortin, which hosts the annual regional dances of La Guelaguetza. At this place you can go trekking or horseback riding along various paths that allow you to Hierve el Agua – In addition to admiring the natural wonders here, you can also go trekking or horseback riding on safe trails that lead to sulfuric springs. If You wish information about our language and customs in Latinoamerica see to Spanish programs for foreigners. Source:visitmexico.com Posteado el April 10, 2007 - Categorizado en Ecotourism in Mexico, Ecotourism in Oaxaca, Mexico Tourism, Oaxaca Tourism, Outdoor activities in Mexico Tourism in Oaxaca: San José El MogoteAfter guided tours of Monte Alban, Mitla and Teotitlan are you ready to explore further on your own? A perfect starting place is San José El Mogote; a small thriving Zapotec community founded a thousand years before Monte Alban. You can reach El Mogote easily from Oaxaca in a half hour, using public transportation. The Festival of San José a four day celebration beginning the third week in March is a further incentive. An easy, inexpensive way to get to El Mogote is by the bus for Navareno which leaves from the north side of Perferico, just east of where it intersects with Privada de las Flores. Many buses stop there, so be sure you board one with NAVARINO on the windshield. Tell the driver to let you off at El Mogote. The bus heads northwest along Highway 190 and at the sign to Navareno turns west on a secondary road, crosses railroad tracks and reaches your stop, a concrete bus stop shelter on your left. Busses from Navareno back to Oaxaca pass here as frequently as every fifteen minutes… Source:oaxacatimes.com Posteado el April 9, 2007 - Categorizado en Mexico Tourism, Oaxaca Tourism, San José El Mogote Cultural Tourism in Oaxaca: The Holy WeekSunbathing at the beach, observing religious masses, or enjoying an ice cream at the Zócalo… How will you spend Semana Santa in Oaxaca? This traditional Catholic holiday, which commemorates the last week in the life of Jesus Christ, begins on Palm Sunday (April 1) and culminates on Easter Sunday (April 8). Generally a somber holiday, Semana Santa in Oaxaca has a more lively and celebratory feel. In Oaxaca, church members perform elaborate re-enactments, rehearsed for months, and streets are taken over by festive carnivals, religious artwork exhibitions, and fireworks. Vendors sell refreshing springtime treats like Aguas frescas, fruit flavoured waters, Raspados, shaved ices, and delicious Dulces regionales, regional sweets and candies made of coconut and tamarind. For all of you that are willing to learn more about latinamerican culture and custom, we encourage you and highly recommend trying Elementary Spanish Certified exams abroad. We recommend you see oaxaca mexico hotels. Source:oaxacatimes.com Posteado el April 9, 2007 - Categorizado en Mexico Tourism, Oaxaca Tourism
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