Oaxaca City Walking Tour

We begin the tour at the Temple of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, a monumental architectural ensemble of the Dominican Order, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful samples of the Baroque in Mexico. We continue on foot on the Tourist Walk, from Santo Domingo de Guzmán to the center of the City, where various museums, galleries, craft shops and restaurants are located. In the center we can enjoy the Banda de Música and Marimba, which play in the Kiosco del Zócalo, we will visit the portals of the center, in the Jardín de la Constitución. We continue our tour on foot and we will arrive at a chocolate shop, where in addition to learning how Oaxacan chocolate is prepared, we will be able to grind our own. We will also visit the Benito Juárez Market, the most traditional in the city, where you can buy the famous "Mole Oaxaqueño", Quesillo and Grasshoppers. Then we enter the market on November 20, where we will see the famous "Pasillo de Humo".

The Temple of Santo Domingo de Guzmán in the city of Oaxaca de Juárez (Mexico) is an example of Novohispana Baroque architecture. The first construction projects of the building date back to 1551, in which the City Council of the Antequera de Oaxaca ceded to the Dominican Order a total of twenty-four lots for the construction of a convent in the city. However, it was not until 1608 that the convent complex of Santo Domingo was inaugurated, even without completion. Throughout its history, the Temple of Santo Domingo has been the scene of several important events in the history of Mexico: it was converted into a military winery, a stable, closed to Catholic worship at the time of Jacobin secularism of governments emanating from the Reform War, and then returned again to the Church by agreement of Porfirio Díaz. In 1979 he received the visit of the Catholic pontiff John Paul II, and then declared — along with the entire Historic Center of Oaxaca – Cultural Heritage of Humanity

We continue on foot on the Tourist Walker, from Santo Domingo de Guzmán and to the city center, in it are located various museums, galleries, craft shops and restaurants. During our tour we can enjoy a delicious Oaxacan snow or a "Tejate", refreshing pre-Hispanic drink. The center we can enjoy music by band and marimba, which play in the kiosk of the plinth, we will know the portals of the center, in the garden of the constitution. It is surrounded by the Alameda de León, small garden where the monument is observed in honor of General Don Antonio de León and the Post Office; the Cathedral of our Lady of the Assumption, built in 1535 and re-built several times because of the tremors; the Portals, which offer a rich gastronomic and leisure option for all visitors; and the Old Government Palace, built in 1832 and which currently houses the Palace Museum.

One of the places that is literally a reliquary of the taste of Oaxaca, is the 20th of November Market, which is located just a few steps from the plinth of the capital. It was built in 1882, for which it is also considered a Historical Heritage, its wingspan sitting on its tradition. Here the gastronomy is inherited and created, here the gastronomic alchemy is continuous. Oaxacan cuisine is one of the most celebrated treasures by Mexicans. Aromas, colors and history, the gastronomy of Oaxaca has its own personality that no one can give up on. Although the dishes of this beautiful state are available throughout the national territory, the truth is that only in Oaxaca can we taste them genuinely. During the seasons of greatest tourist influx, the market can receive up to 15 thousand diners per day. Lovers of Oaxacan cuisine can choose from the 207 locals of the four gastronomic areas.

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