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An outdoor cafe on
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So...
when you go to Mexico City and discover it wasn't really what
you had imagined "Mexico" to be, what do you do? Go
to Oaxaca, of course!
Oaxaca
is a charming, cleaner, slower-paced and much more colonial and
picturesque setting than the abomonible Mexico City. It has some
first rate museums, some terrific day trips and lots of friendly
people.
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The charming
zocalo is a wonderful place to catch a breather between
sights or to grab a bite to eat
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A
delicacy in Oaxaca you must try, for the adventure if not the
flavor, is called chapulines. They are fried grasshoppers
served with chilli and lime. Once you get past the legs, they're
not all that bad.
You'll
definitely get your chance to try them, though, as there are many
street vendors selling little bags of these tasty insects.
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can spend entire days walking up and down the city streets, taking
pictures of the colonial buildings, shopping in the small stores
lining the streets and drinking hot cocoa at a cafe. Things move
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The
Iglesia de Santo Domingo is just four blocks north of the cathedral
and one of the finest churches you will see in Mexico. The church
is beautiful any time of day, but seems to glow at night. The
entire interior is lavish with gilded and colored stucco.
Both
the altar face and the ceiling is covered with gilded carvings
and paintings and among the most elaborate and beautiful I saw
in Mexico.
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