Oaxaca (State)

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Hi, i’m going here this winter… and i was just wondering if anyone who’s reading this is living in Oaxaca can give me some tips and relative living expenses?

thank you!

I was here on a missions trip in high school. We did some work among some amazing people who lived in extreme poverty near an extremely rich drug lord.

I studied in Oaxaca in the summer of 2001, I had such a great time discovering the city, living in a home with locals, it was a great experience.

Beautiful city, very nice people, and good food.

The Zocalo is a beautiful place. Very relaxing to sit in the cafes and drink beer, watching people go by. (Be prepared to deal with people trying to sell you jewelry and stuff, but if you don’t let yourself get annoyed by them, it doesn’t detract from the experience much.)

Amigos del Sol is a Spanish school here, where I learned alot in just 5 days. I also stayed at a great B&B nearby, where I also took a cooking lesson.

I would not be at all surprised if I return someday.

Radish festival at Christmas Time! Radish sculptures on a grand scale. Radishes!!

I will be spending the summer in Mexico – right outside Mexico City.

Arts capital of Mexico and birthplace of Rufino Tamayo.

We had booked our tickets last spring after dreaming about going to Oaxaca for many years. We had planned to stay 3 weeks in the capital city and be there for El Dia de los Muertos. Unfortunately we had to cancel our trip because of the civil unrest that’s been going on over the last year. We thought about going anyway but we decided it wasn’t the best way to see the place and I was 4 months pregnant at the time too so we didn’t want to get stuck somewhere without being able to get out of town. We were very very very sad though. I guess we’ll go another year.

Oaxaca is the most beautiful, calming, interesting, and welcoming place I have ever been to.