Oaxaca founded in 1529 and recently named a UNESCO
world heritage site, is a beautiful colonial city nestled in the Sierra
Madre Mountains and ringed by indigenous villages. It is the historical
and artistic center of modern Mexican civilization being the birthplace
of both political leaders such as Benito Juarez as well as artistic
giants such as the modern painter Rufino Tamayo. In Oaxaca you will find
the richness of a grand civilization unfolding before your eyes. |