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“I visited Oaxaca with longtime
friends – and we almost
immediately fell under her spell.”
axaca de Juarez, The region’s indigenous people
sometimes called and cultures are reflected in every‐
Oaxaca City, but thing from the arts to dining. Zapotec
most often simply and Mixtec are best known, but 16
Oaxaca, is the indigenous cultures are officially rec‐
O capital and largest ognized.
city of Mexico’s state of Oaxaca. The heart of Oaxaca city is a UN‐
It’s a vibrant, intoxicating Spanish ESCO-protected World Heritage Site,
colonial treasure with deep indige‐ with more than a thousand invento‐
nous roots ried historic monuments. We soaked
At an elevation of 5,102 feet in up that ethereal yester-year am‐
the foothills of the Sierra Madre in biance as we rambled the Zocalo
southern Mexico, the city is home to (Plaza de la Constitucion) and ex‐
about 300,000 residents. They wel‐ plored museums housed in historic
come more than 150,000 tourists colonial mansions along the cobbled
each year; three out of four locals streets leading to the 16th century
are employed at something related church and former monastery of
to tourism. Santo Domingo de Guzman.
Story and photos by Alison DaRosa
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