Native Trails MyTrails 2026 214 Oaxaca 24 Experience the cuisine of Oaxaca Duration: 05:00 h · Level: Medium Being served a welcome cocktail and coffee from the mountains of Oaxaca, you meet today’s chef in the restaurant Origen in the morning to discuss the menu for your cooking lesson. You then go to the Sánchez Pascuas market to buy fresh ingredients from the surrounding villages for your meal; enjoy the hustle and bustle of buyers, barkers and marketeers. Your bags filled with lots of regional products, you return to the school kitchen where you will learn a lot about the traditions of the Mexican cuisine while preparing your multi-course menu. And you may look forward to the degustation of a Mexican wine and beer as well as of the famous mescal, which is, of course, also part of the program. 25 Short stop in Tule Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy Between Oaxaca and Mitla is the tranquil community of Santa María del Tule. In its center, next to the small church, you will visit one of the largest and oldest trees in the world. The enormous Ahuehuete tree, a Mexican bald cypress, which according to legend was planted by an Aztec priest of the god Ehécatl, has reached a girth of about 58 meters and a height of more than 40 meters during its lifetime. The tree, which is more than 2.000 years old, is the symbol of Santa María del Tule, and as you walk around the gnarled trunk, you may notice bizarre branching that resembles animal figures - a lion, an elephant, or a fish? There are no limits to the imagination. 26 Trip to the ruins of Monte Albán Duration: 02:30 h · Level: Easy You make a visit to the world of the Zapotec and Mixtec at Monte Albán. The magnificently situated ruins on an artificially flattened hilltop are surrounded by a circle of terraces, houses, temples and tombs on the slopes of the hill. Here lived the common people. At its heyday (500-800 AD), the center is said to have had about 50,000 residents. 27 Visit of the alebrijes artisans Duration: 02:00 h · Level: Easy Accompany us to the small village of San Antonio Arrazola, which is internationally known for its imaginative wood carvings. It was in 1936 when Pedro Linares, inspired by a dream, started producing colorful animal figures of papier-mâché, which he called alebrijes. This folk art is now known throughout the world. 28 Excursion to the weavers of Teotitlán del Valle Duration: 02:00 h · Level: Easy When you enter Teotitlán del Valle, you will notice freshly dyed wool threads everywhere – they are drying in the sun and waiting for further processing. The dyes are produced from natural substances. The whole village has specialized in the manufacture of carpets, and every family, mostly of Zapotec origin, has its own style and master weavers. 29 Visit of the San Jerónimo Church in Tlacochahuaya Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy The church Iglesia de San Jerónimo and the attached monastery in Baroque style were built by Dominicans in the 16th century. Among its remarkable features are the altarpieces and the walls painted with angels and floral patterns in an orderly arrangement. Marvel at one of its most beautiful paintings – San Jerónimo – the best-known work of the indigenous painter Juan de Arrué. The organ, a real treasure, which has been restored in 1990/91, has been registered with the Institute for Historic Organs in Oaxaca.
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