Oaxaca City

Oaxaca City is the capital of the State of Oaxaca located 541 km from Mexico City by the federal highways 150 and 190 in Mexico.

Oaxaca city is characterized because of its beautiful buildings, delicious gastronomy and traditional hospitality of its people.

Among Oaxaca city main attractions are:

• The Regional Museum, which houses the treasure of The Tomb Number Seven of Montealban, and where there is a permanent exhibition of native costumes

• The Cathedral, built in the XVIII century, which is an arquitectonic jewel

• The Soledad Convent with its basilica

• The Santa Catalina Ex-Convent (built in 1571), which nowadays is a hotel

• The San Juan de Dios Temple, where you can admire some paintings regarding the first mass celebrated in Oaxaca

• The Bellas Artes School (Fine Art School)

• The Macedonio Alcala Theater

• The Rufino Tamayo Museum

• The Mercado de Abastos (Supplies Market)

• Santo Domingo (declared World Heritage in 1987)

Photos of the Guelaguetza Fest

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