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The local color of Oaxaca: a mixture of Spanish and Indian culture infuses some of Mexico's best colonial architecture. (Destination: Mexico).(Brief Article)

Travel Agent, May, 2002 by Arellano, Luisa Esquiroz

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Oaxaca, the capital of the state of the same name, sits 5,000 feet above sea level, offering cool weather year-round. Here, monuments to great civilizations are part of daily modern life, since Oaxaca is blessed with some of the most interesting colonial architecture in Mexico.

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Ornate buildings, churches, elegant archways, balconies, decorative grill work and plazas are a feast for the eyes. Further color is added by a deep-rooted indigenous heritage, imprinted by 17 different native groups living in the Oaxaca Valley. These people still practice an ancient way of life, which has ...

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The local color of Oaxaca: a mixture of Spanish and Indian culture infuses some of Mexico's best colonial architecture. (Destination: Mexico).(Brief Article)

Travel Agent, May, 2002 by Arellano, Luisa Esquiroz

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