Moon Handbooks Oaxaca
Mountain Craft Regions, Archaeological Sites, and Coastal Resorts
1999
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Oaxaca Handbook provides detailed coverage of excursions from Oaxaca City to the fascinating, unknown corners of the state such as the lush, spring-fed valley of Apoala and the mountain community of the only partly explored stalactite- and stalagmite-decorated cave of Sebastian de las Grutas. One excursion leads travelers south to a cluster of crafts villages offering rich black pottery and handsome embroidery and another southwest to the ancient imperial city of Monte Alban. Bruce Whipperman also proposes a tour out of the valley to the Pacific Coast vacationlands and the adjacent southern Sierra, where visitors might encounter jungle coffee plantations in the lush foothills and colorful Zapotec- and Chatino-speaking villages at the cool, pine-tufted summit. The guide also contains detailed information on the northern oases of the warm canyonland of the Canada and the southeastern tropical isthmus, Land of Festivals. Balanced, detailed coverage in Oaxaca Handbook includes lodging and dining to suit any budget or mood, just as it discusses Oaxaca's well-known Day of the Dead fiesta and recommends the region's lesser-known traditional summertime dance performances.
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