My brother, Caleb, arrived in Mexico City on June 4th. On June 6th, we took off to explore the state of Oaxaca. First stop was Oaxaca City. The rainy season has just begun here and the road from Mexico City to Oaxaca had several rock slides. Here is a view of the scene while we waited for a rock slide to be cleared. The bus driver used the delay to to his advantage.
Oaxaca is a very beautiful city with many churches. However, the Santo Domingo church is by far the most beautiful, especially at night.
Oaxaca has many traditional foods. One of which is mole. Caleb and I learned how to make mole from scratch during a cooking class we took. We also went to the market to eat traditional Tlayudas.
And had hot chocolate with bread. The Oaxaca region is very well know for its chocolate.
We also explored the ruins of Monte Alban. The foggy, rainy weather made the ruins even more magical than they already are!
After spending the weekend in the city, we were ready to see the sun, surf, and relax on the beaches near Puerto Escondido. The road from Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido takes you from about 5,ooo ft. to to the Pacific Ocean by passing through the Sierras, an extraordinary mountain range. The van ride took 6 hours and for those of you from the Boulder area, it was equivalent to ascending and descending Fourmile canyon over and over again for 6 hours straight. However, it was beautiful.
Upon arriving in Puerto Escondido, we were greeted with a tropical storm. I have never seen it rain so hard. Luckily, the weather cleared up a few hours after we arrived and it looked like we just might be able to have the beach vacation of sun, surfing, and relaxing that we had planned. The best beach for learning how to surf in Puerto Escondido is Playa Carrizalillo. Here is a view of the beach from above.
Caleb catching a wave with a little help from our instructor Julio.
We also took a 2.5 hour boat ride put into the Pacific searching for dolphins. We didn't see any dolphins but we did see lots of sea turtles mating and enjoyed the views of the Oaxacan coast with the Sierras in the background.
I had to head back to Mexico City last Thursday afternoon. But Caleb was enjoying Puerto Escondido so much that he decided to stay until Monday. For those travelers out there, the state of Oaxaca is a must see.
Oaxaca is a very beautiful city with many churches. However, the Santo Domingo church is by far the most beautiful, especially at night.
Oaxaca has many traditional foods. One of which is mole. Caleb and I learned how to make mole from scratch during a cooking class we took. We also went to the market to eat traditional Tlayudas.
And had hot chocolate with bread. The Oaxaca region is very well know for its chocolate.
We also explored the ruins of Monte Alban. The foggy, rainy weather made the ruins even more magical than they already are!
After spending the weekend in the city, we were ready to see the sun, surf, and relax on the beaches near Puerto Escondido. The road from Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido takes you from about 5,ooo ft. to to the Pacific Ocean by passing through the Sierras, an extraordinary mountain range. The van ride took 6 hours and for those of you from the Boulder area, it was equivalent to ascending and descending Fourmile canyon over and over again for 6 hours straight. However, it was beautiful.
Upon arriving in Puerto Escondido, we were greeted with a tropical storm. I have never seen it rain so hard. Luckily, the weather cleared up a few hours after we arrived and it looked like we just might be able to have the beach vacation of sun, surfing, and relaxing that we had planned. The best beach for learning how to surf in Puerto Escondido is Playa Carrizalillo. Here is a view of the beach from above.
Caleb catching a wave with a little help from our instructor Julio.
We also took a 2.5 hour boat ride put into the Pacific searching for dolphins. We didn't see any dolphins but we did see lots of sea turtles mating and enjoyed the views of the Oaxacan coast with the Sierras in the background.
I had to head back to Mexico City last Thursday afternoon. But Caleb was enjoying Puerto Escondido so much that he decided to stay until Monday. For those travelers out there, the state of Oaxaca is a must see.
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Huh huh... Turtle love.
~stubert.
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