Native Trails MyTrails 2026 219 Oaxaca 55 Santuario de la Tortuga Marina Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy At Playa Escobilla on Oaxaca’s Pacific coast, you visit one of the world’s most important conservation areas for the Olive Ridley sea turtle. The reserve is managed by the federal conservation authority CONANP together with a local community and is partly funded through visitor programs. During a guided excursion, you learn about the turtles’ life cycle, their nighttime nesting, and the protection measures in place. Afterwards, under the guidance of the rangers, you gently accompany newly hatched turtles on their way to the sea — a moving moment and at the same time an active contribution to long-term species conservation. 56 Visit of the Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga Duration: 02:30 h · Level: Easy Mexico is the country of turtles: There are 11 kinds of sea turtles on Earth, and 9 of them come to Mexican beaches to lay their eggs. As the number of turtles had been found to decline, the Mexican government decided in 1991 to open the Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga; three years later it was opened to the general public. During your visit here, you learn all about turtles and can admire the teeming life in the rearing basins. By its activities, the center helps to maintain and increase the turtle populations. 57 Tortilla Cooking Class in Oaxaca Duration: 02:30 h · Level: Easy Near Parque Conzatti, you learn the traditional preparation of corn tortillas. At the beginning, you visit a small local market where you select fresh ingredients later used for salsas and accompaniments. You then work in an open, partially covered cooking area, preparing dough from nixtamalized corn, shaping tortillas by hand, and baking them on a comal. During the process, you enjoy typical local bites as well as beverages such as café de olla and agua de sabor. At the end, you share the freshly prepared tortillas with a variety of homemade salsas.
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