Oaxaca

Capital - Other Cities and Attractions

Location: southwest of Mexico
Area: 93:952 km 2
Population: 3:438,765 inhabitants

Oaxaca is one of Mexico's richest States in terms of history, culture, archaeology and ecology.

The pleasant sub-tropical climate and the serenity of distant places attract most travellers to the Oaxaca Valley.
It has peaks almost 10,000 feet high, caverns among the deepest in the world, virgin beaches and hidden jungles, Zapotecs, Mixtecs, and the fourteen other ethnic groups still present in its culture and customs; even the Spaniards.Oaxaca is the most diverse state in Mexico.

Oaxaca is a city that retains a Spanish colonial feel, but which also reflects its indigenous heritage; they blend together wonderfully which is all part of this city's charm. Oaxaca exhibits features that give this distinct location a mature character interlaced with a unique vibrancy reasons why it is so highly spoken of by the people who know it.