Ancient Cities
Monte Alban is one of the oldest and most spectacular Ancient Cities in the Americas, going back approximately 2,600 years, but there are others such as Mitla, Yagul...

Colonial Art
World Heritage structures ranging from the 1540's to the awesome Baroque Masterpieces of the 1700's with iconography & art to interest scholars to amateurs alike...

Modern & Contemporary Art
Oaxaca is the birth place of Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Toledo, Rodolfo Morales and the most vibrant art center of today's Mexico...

Folk Art
Ethnic jewelry, fine wood carvings, natural-colored Zapotec rugs, beautiful embroidered textiles, and unique pottery...

Regional Cuisine
Gourmet Magazine has praised Oaxacan Cuisine as the most authentic ethnic food in Mexico. Sample Oaxacan dishes from the cities best chefs or take a cooking class to learn their secrets...

Natural History
The Audubon Society classifies Oaxaca as the richest state in Mexico for birds, with over 600 species, 26 endemic to the region...and an extensive biodiversity of flora too...