El Castillo de Los Duendes
This is going to be a text-light, picture-heavy post. For two reasons. First, there is shockingly little factual information about El Castillo available. How a castle built on a major street in a town just…
Dining In Oaxaca
This was supposed to be a post about food. Which it still is, mostly. Food blogging wasn’t really on my To Do list, but I’ve had multiple requests from friends and family to document some…
Parque Ciudad de las Canteras
The city parks in Oaxaca de Juarez look green on the map. And they have trees. They definitely have trees. But they’re more paving-and-planter-beds than the expanses of green we expect of an urban American…
El Mirador
The Guelaguetza Auditorio sits on a hill overlooking the city. Our apartment is at the foot of that hill, so a hike up is in scope, so long as we take it slowly. Our age…
I See Dead People
I know you come here for the incisive cultural commentary and the biting wit, but sometimes we’ve just seen something cool that warrants sharing. Case in point, the Panteón General, which seems to be Oaxaca’s…