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Latuvi to Lachatao – More Information
The out & back hike on the trail from Latuvi to Lachatao mostly follows a mountain stream and so runs mainly downhill the first half of the hike – which means the return half will be an uphill grunt. Hiking … Continue reading
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Benito Juárez – More Information
Benit0 Juárez probably sees more visitors from Oaxaca than any of the other villages in the Pueblos Mancomunados simply because it is the closest to the capital city. Another good reason to go there is that it is a great … Continue reading
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El Carrizal Loop – More Information
There is a spectacularly lovely high mountain valley north of Tlacolula about 40 miles (59.5 kms) from Oaxaca city which is home to El Carrizal. Historically, El Carrizal is a relatively new community. The story goes that about fifty years … Continue reading
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Cinco Señores – More Information
Hard rock miners were an industrious and inventive lot. Nowhere is this more evident than in the crumbling ruins of the Cinco Señores and Socorro haciendas along a mountain stream that runs between Yavesia and Amatlan in the region of the … Continue reading
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San Bartolomé Quiliana – More Information
San Bartolomé and San Marcos, while not far from Oaxaca city, are a bit off the beaten path, located as they are at the very southern edge of the Tlacolula valley. Not many tourists venture here, though they are certainly … Continue reading
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San Sebastian – More Information
Over untold eons, rainwater trickling through cracks in limestone created a cavern inside a mountain near the village of San Sebastian. The most intriguing sections of the cave feature stalactites and stalagmites, a bit of flowstone, and many weirdly eroded … Continue reading
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Cuajimoloyas to Benito Juárez – More Information
The hike from Cuajimoloyas to Benito Juárez is the highest, most scenic and most strenuous one in the “Hoofing It In Oaxaca” program. It is also one of our favorites. Both the “Difficult” option along the footpaths through the woods … Continue reading
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Atzompa – More Information
The archeological ruins on the hilltop near the village of Atzompa slumbered undisturbed for centuries. The ruins are those of the Zapotec community that developed in the time (200-600 C.E.) when neighboring Monte Alban was in its prime and residents … Continue reading
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San Pablo Etla Loop Ride
There are many trails in the communal park lands adjacent to San Pablo Etla that cry out to be ridden by mountain bikers. The track shown on the map below is one of the several loop rides that can be … Continue reading
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San Pablo Etla Mountain Park
San Pablo Etla, like all the communities abutting the mountains around Oaxaca city, lays claim to communal land rising from the town up the neighboring hillsides. In recent years (2008-2012) various people in the village have worked together to create … Continue reading
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