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Discover Oaxaca through History and Urban Mythology

Location Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico
$34.65
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Overview

The tour is named The Historical Compass (Brújula histórica) after the configuration of Oaxaca's city center, full of churches located on the cardinal points, these are decisive places for the urban layout strictly connected to the city religious, political and mystical life over the centuries.

We will be visiting buildings, streets and neighbourhoods where celebrations, wars, encounters and fascinating mysterious events have taken place. Walking through places embedded with legends and anecdotes belonging to tradition and popular culture of the city history.

Digging into the city’s secrets we will focus also on relevant Oaxacan’s female characters and their actions as well as less known and less told stories from prehispanic and colonial periods.

By the end of the tour you will have mapped the city in a historical way, eaten an ice cream and learned some new ways to taste mezcal.
Discover Oaxaca through History and Urban Mythology
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.

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  • Ice cream
  • Vintage map
  • Mezcal shot/Minimum age allowed is only 18 years old

Meeting point
The meeting point is right in front of the main entrance of the Templo de Santo Domingo. On Macedonio Alcalá Street.
Return details
the final point is located 5 blocks from the Zócalo (the main square in the center).

  • Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzman
    We will see churches and buildings with art representative of the colonial era.
  • Building that has had several uses in history and has a unique architectural style in the city.
  • street where a popular and paranormal legend of Oaxaca in the XIX century takes place
  • It is a small plaza, full of color and sometimes with musicians playing mexican songs and melodies. This place is full of traditional ice cream.
  • Basilica de Nuestra Senora de la Soledad
    Basilica where there is a relic that is part of the legends of Oaxaca. We will see the architecture and art of the façade of the church.
  • Zocalo
    We will stop at the zocalo to learn how the city was founded, how the previous moments were and what clues were left by the characters who did it in the layout of the city and its buildings.

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers.
    If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
    you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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    Discover Oaxaca through History and Urban Mythology

    Location Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico
    $34.65
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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