Oaxaca
Mexico's culinary heartland, famous for mole, mezcal, textiles and Zapotec heritage.
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Mole cooking class
Shop the market with a local cook, then grind and simmer one of Oaxaca's seven moles.
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Monte Albán ruins
Explore the hilltop Zapotec capital with sweeping views of the valley.
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Mezcal palenque visit
See agave roasted in earth pits and taste small-batch mezcal at the source.
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Hierve el Agua
Swim in mineral pools on the edge of petrified 'waterfalls'.
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Weaving village of Teotitlán
Meet families who dye wool with cochineal and weave rugs on hand looms.
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