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As a grand finale, may I present a selection of rainbow-bright scenes from the streets of Oaxaca? Let’s start with the graffiti, which was outrageously creative: This one had the title “Luchadora Langstrump” (Pippi Longstocking as a wrestler).  Now let’s…

We had eight days in Oaxaca. One was the Radish Festival, two were Christmas, one was Monte Alban, another was Hierve el Agua (next post), and one day I spent in the bathroom debating the pros and cons of antibiotics.…

Monte Albán is an enormous ruined ceremonial complex perched on a hilltop just outside the city of Oaxaca. It is number 415 on the United Nations’ list of World Heritage sites, and I find that when planning a vacation you…

 Christmas Day was bright and warm, as usual, and my daughter let us sleep until 6. Christmas is Christmas, and there were stockings to be opened! (Well, I hadn’t wanted to drag the actual stockings across the country, so we…

 The day after the Radish Festival was Christmas Eve, which in Oaxaca was called Noche Buena. We had a slow day, sleeping late, going to the market for groceries, finding a newspaper to wrap presents in (I had brought ribbon…