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Anonymous10/03/25, 23:30No.2829563Oaxaca Thread
I'll be spending all of February in Oaxaca, centered in Oaxaca de Juárez. Not going alone, I'll have gf and some family.
What are some things to do or to avoid? Interests are:
>cuisine
>improving my Spanish skills, I will be the primary translator for our group while there. Currently CEFR ~A2 level.
>cooking classes
>local history
>some fashion, I understand there is a textile industry in the area
I'm a remote tech worker but I don't anticipate finding a hackerspace. It would be nice to make local friends while down there.
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Anon10/03/25, 23:57No.2829568
It's considered one of the safest cities in Mexico for tourists, but for the oaxaquenos it is not safe (they get kidnapped and disappeared on a regular basis).The city is chock full of boutique restaurants. As someone whose budget prefers 50 peso slop on a plate, I struggled to find affordable food options in Oaxaca.It's an extremely segregated city, and many of the oaxaquenos resent that. When I was there, a huge indigenous protest camp in the central plaza regarding kidnapped and disappeared villagers coexisted peacefully with hundreds of milling foreigners in fashionable clothes.Rooftop terraces are the most desirable lodging amenity in Oaxaca. Soak up the morning sun with your coffee, look out over the city.MEX-175 north to Tuxtepec passes through several beautiful and hospitable villages. I recommend trying trucha empapelada at one of the roadside restaurants along the curvy mountain road. They richly season the freshly killed trout before wrapping it in foil and roasting it. Amazingly delicious. There are also recreational parks where you can have all kinds of mountain adventures.
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Anon10/04/25, 02:30No.2829610
you're gonna get bored
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Anon10/04/25, 02:59No.2829617
This is what they feed you in rural Oaxaca. It looked plain but tasted pretty good.
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Anon10/04/25, 03:01No.2829618
The lodgings here were also simple and clean, very comfortable.
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Anon10/04/25, 13:45No.2829705
>place has a series of blocky letters spelling out the name in the middle of the town square
This is how you know a city is completely soulless
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Anon10/04/25, 13:48No.2829706
Tacos Goku in northern Oaxaca
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Anon10/07/25, 01:45No.2830401
The colonia
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Anon10/07/25, 20:13No.2830607
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Anon10/09/25, 21:38No.2831275
From what I've seen of Mexico, Oaxaca's nature is the most pristine and well-loved by the locals. Other states you see a lot of Third World tier environmental degradation, but not in Oaxaca. Most land is owned collectively by the villagers, which is also unique.