Mexico Tourism Weblog / Category / Mexico Oaxaca TourismAn inside view of Oaxaca’s culinary treasuresPosteado el Febrero 6, 2008 - Categorizado en Mexico Oaxaca Tourism Of all of Mexico’s attractions - white sand beaches, majestic ruins, the afternoon margarita - one of my favorite must be the mercado. Humble, ubiquitous, and utterly intriguing, it resembles an American supermarket about as much as a tamale does a hamburger. Even the conquistadors were charmed. Writing home about the New World, they filled their accounts with what they had seen and tasted in the great Tenoch-titlan mercado: fried crickets, avocados, gopher, frog, and bee tamales, not to mention the cacao bean.
She would know. For the past 15 years, Trilling has been teaching the secrets of Mexican cuisine to novices and seasoned chefs alike. An American born in Philadelphia to a Mexican mother and Russian father, she owns Seasons of My Heart, a cooking school housed in a bougainvillea-shrouded ranch outside Oaxaca, and also stars in a PBS television series of the same name. Hostels in Puerto Escondido: Tower Bridge BackpackersPosteado el Septiembre 5, 2007 - Categorizado en Mexico Hotels, Mexico Oaxaca Tourism, Mexico Tourism
Mexico Shopping: Contemporary ArtPosteado el Mayo 23, 2007 - Categorizado en Cultural Tourism in Mexico, Mexico Oaxaca Tourism, Mexico Tourism, Puerto Vallarta Mexico, San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato Latin American art is surging in popularity and recognition. Galleries in Mexico City feature Mexico’s masters and emerging stars, with Oaxaca, Puerto Vallarta, and San Miguel de Allende galleries also offering excellent selections.Source:frommers.com Mexico Oaxaca City Hotels: Las GolondrinasPosteado el Mayo 10, 2007 - Categorizado en Mexico Hotels, Mexico Oaxaca City, Mexico Oaxaca City Hotels, Mexico Oaxaca Tourism, Mexico Tourism, Oaxaca Mexico This charming one-story hotel sits amid rambling patios with roses, fuchsia, bougainvillea, and mature banana trees. Owned and managed by Guillermina and Jorge Velasco, Las Golondrinas (The Swallows) is very popular, so make reservations in advance. The simply furnished rooms, with windows and doors opening onto courtyards, all have tile floors and a small desk and chairs. Each holds either one full or two twin beds. A few rooms have a king-size bed and go for a higher price. Breakfast is served between 8 and 10am in a small tile-covered cafe in a garden setting ($3-$7); nonguests are welcome. The hotel is 6 1/2 blocks north of the zócalo. Facilities: Address Tinoco y Palacios 411 Location Between Allende and Bravo, Oaxaca Phone 951/514-3298, 951/514-2126 Fax 951/514-2126 Room Information 29 units Prices $46-$55 double Credit Cards MC, V Parking Limited free parking. Source:frommers.com Mexico Oaxaca City Hotels: Casa Colonial Bed and BreakfastPosteado el Mayo 10, 2007 - Categorizado en Mexico, Mexico Hotels, Mexico Oaxaca City, Mexico Oaxaca Hotels, Mexico Oaxaca Tourism, Mexico Tourism, Oaxaca Mexico The casual and comfortable setting created by attentive hosts Jane and Thornton Robison promptly sets guests at ease. This is an especially attractive place for first-timers to Oaxaca, who can tap into the owners’ knowledge of the area and perhaps even tour some villages with them. The good-size rooms open to a large garden with tall jacaranda trees; they are simply but comfortably furnished. Breakfast is substantial: fresh fruit, yogurt, hot cereal, eggs, bacon, juice, and coffee. The hotel is farther from downtown than most of the others listed here. Rooms are not available for the Day of the Dead season or Christmas. Live music occasionally on Sunday afternoons. The casa is closed for May. Address Negrete 105 (Apdo. Postal 640) Location Around Town Transportation Walk past La Soledad church on Av. Morelos, and angle right for a couple of blocks; the green house with purple trim (there’s no sign) will be on your left Phone 800/758-1697 in the U.S, 951/516-5280 Fax 951/516-5280 Room Information 15 units Prices $105 double. Rates include full breakfast Credit Cards MC, V Parking Free parking Source:frommers.com |
Today the market remains a spot where the ancient and modern coexist side by side, a place where a wizened Aztec grandmother may hawk homemade tortillas next to a teenager selling a bootleg DVD of The Fast and the Furious. It is, as Susana Trilling says, “the heart of Mexico.”
Tower Bridge Backpackers is an intimate and beautiful property located near Carrizalillo beach in Puerto Escondido,
