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OAXACA CITY, MEXICO (2022) | 10 Best Things To Do In & Around Oaxaca City



Oaxaca City is the capital of the state of Oaxaca in southwestern Mexico. It’s truly one of the best places to visit in Mexico thanks to its mix of interesting history, world-class cuisine, and colorful examples of indigenous and colonial cultures.

10 INCREDIBLE Things To Do In & Around Oaxaca City:

10. Watch the sunset

Since Oaxaca city is surrounded by mountains, it’s possible to enjoy wonderful sunsets and sunrises here. Go to any rooftop in the city or hike up to the “Auditorio Guelaguetza” for an amazing view.

9. Indulge in the Oaxacan Cuisine

From some of the best experimental restaurants to delicious street food, the Oaxacan cuisine is uniquely influenced by its cultural diversity. The area is best known for its 7 varieties of mole, which is a complex, sweet sauce often served with chicken and rice.

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8. Hike at Pueblos Mancomunados

About a 1.5 hour drive from Oaxaca City, you can find the Pueblos Mancomunados. We visited the largest village, named Cuajimoloyas, which was easiest to get to by local bus from Oaxaca City. There are a wide variety of outdoor activities you can do here including hiking, mountain biking, ziplining and bird watching.

7. Visit the Local Markets

“Mercado veinte de Noviembre” and “Mercado Benito Juárez” are great places to start and dive into the extraordinary food this area has to offer. They are both located in the historic center, just one block from the main square “Zócalo”.

6. Visit a mezcalería

It would be a shame to visit Oaxaca and not try its most famous spirit made from agave plants. There are many mezcalerías in the city where you can taste mezcal. But for a real authentic experience, head out of town and visit one of the surrounding mezcal distilleries.

5. Day trip to Mitla

Located about 31 miles, or 50km to the south of Oaxaca City sits the town of Mitla. Here, you can visit ruins that are of Zapotec and Mixtec origin as well as Prehistoric caves, which provided shelter for centuries with rock-art evidence from 10,000 years ago.

4. Visit the Historic Downtown (Free Walking Tour)

The city of Oaxaca has been able to preserve its unique character thanks to its beautiful colors and interesting architecture. Every day at 10AM and 5PM you can meet a local tour guide at the Teatro Macedonio Alcalá.

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3. Join local festivities

Oaxaca is known to have some of the most incredible festivities where the creativity of the locals is expressed at its best. You can find entertainment in the city throughout the entire year.

2. Monte Albán

The historic settlement of Monte Albán is located on a mountaintop just 8 kms, or 5miles to the west of Oaxaca City. Founded in the 6th century B.C., it functioned as the Zapotecs capital between 500 B.C. and 800 A.D.

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1. Hierve el Agua

Located 1 hour and 45 mins from Oaxaca City, Hierve el Agua is truly one of the most unique natural wonders in Mexico. You can hike to the top and the bottom of the waterfalls or freshen up at the infinity pool, which offers some amazing views of the surrounding mountains.

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🎥 VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:34 Sunset
2:03 Oaxacan Cuisine
3:05 Pueblos Mancomunados
4:33 Local Markets
5:20 Mezcaleria
6:09 Day Trip to Mitla
6:58 Free Walking Tour
8:32 Oaxaca Festivities
9:32 Monte Alban
11:05 Day Trip to Hierve el Agua

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31 Comments

  2. Chicago Mike

    Ok looks nice but if you can’t trust the water how can you trust the food? Hmm…I don’t mean to be rude. Just watching.

  4. transverso arte

    No todos los oaxaqueños estamos felices de que vengan. No traten de verlo todo como su entretenimiento y por favor, si quieren vivir acá, esfuércense en hablar español.

  9. SEBASTIAN GIRAUD

    😮 Acabo de regresar de un viaje a Oaxaca capital, y fue muy decepcionante ver lo completamente abandonada que está la ciudad, mucha basura, toda graffiteada, con banquetas rotas, registros abiertos que son como trampas, camellones llenos de basura, indigentes sin atención de las “autoridades”. Es como si no hubiera autoridades municipales o estatales, o más bien como si no les interesara en lo absoluto ni la ciudad ni sus habitantes, una vergüenz, y soy Mexicano.

  10. SEBASTIAN GIRAUD

    I am Mexican, I just returned from a 4 days trip to Oaxaca city, and I have to say it was very dissapointing to witness the total abandonement of the City. It is covered with graffiti (the bad kind), broken sidewalks, unattended homeless people, and in general no public care whatsoever. It is very obvious that the State and municipal authorities don’t care either about the City or the in habitants, in my opinion it does not deserve at all the title given by UNESCO as a world heritage site or even a “Pueblo Mágico” for that máster. Much better cities are QUERETARO, GUANAJUATO, MORELIA, ZACATECAS, MERIDA, PUEBLA.

  14. Abel Mendoza

    I will be there in may.
    I am from Oaxaca and family has a house down there. Anyone need a place to stay dm me.

  17. Jeronimo Muniz

    If you go to Zipolite becaurfull Al night.
    I went there and Manding, a drugadict stabbed me from behind.
    It was 6 times.
    Do not go to the drug zone.

  23. DR

    Ciudad de Juarez, no? Also mescal sucks, eat a taco at a farmers market o el menu del dia!

  29. Thomas Jaeger

    Big thumbs up! I've been to Oaxaca two times, and have just scratched the surface. Your content has places I was totally unaware of… and I've seen a lot of videos on the city! Thank you! Cheers!

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