Archive for the ‘Local Interest’ Category

Learning Hard Lessons; Teacher’s Strike

The teachers take the summer off.

Journey to Ixtlán

Going off to the ‘mountains’ is not that difficult here, and Ixtlán is about 60 km northeast.

Exploring; San Felipe de Agua

We didn’t see any wild geese, but we were hot on their trail!

Tule; One big tree

It is said that this tree is the largest living thing in the world.

Visiting the Etlas

San Augustin de Etla and Villa de Etla, all in one day!

Graffiti; Art?

The writing’s on the wall.
In the city of Oaxaca it is alive and well.

Ethnobotanical Gardens of Oaxaca

An oasis of plants in the middle of town. At times we felt as if we could be on a different planet!