![The Zocalo, the main plaza](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489126.5oJURVQY.jpg) The Zocalo, the main plaza |
![The cathedral](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489132.RrcA7enB.jpg) The cathedral |
![One of many colorful buildings](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489144.OhKQzzT4.jpg) One of many colorful buildings |
![Carol and Alan](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489150.BtWvIZIT.jpg) Carol and Alan |
![On the Calle Macedonio Alcala](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489152.JUTwQCvP.jpg) On the Calle Macedonio Alcala |
![Carvings on watermelons](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489155.1AO1wGcX.jpg) Carvings on watermelons |
![Santo Domingo church, ex-convent & cultural center](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489159.0dkaAGOc.jpg) Santo Domingo church, ex-convent & cultural center |
![Vendor near the church entrance](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489163.JyrVO2nB.jpg) Vendor near the church entrance |
![Entrance to the cultural center](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489173.GMebjDdI.jpg) Entrance to the cultural center |
![Gold-gilded altar](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489185.NAYQNMJ2.jpg) Gold-gilded altar |
![Courtyard of the ex-convent](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489198.0HVHN4G2.jpg) Courtyard of the ex-convent |
![View of courtyard from above](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489205.hehRWypv.jpg) View of courtyard from above |
![g3/96/463296/3/94489207.SHUVCVHU.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489207.SHUVCVHU.jpg) |
![Botanical garden](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489227.2oTvWhRf.jpg) Botanical garden |
![Basilica de la Soledad](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489229.XmlBTYxx.jpg) Basilica de la Soledad |
![Activity in the zocalo](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489236.JeZCEId7.jpg) Activity in the zocalo |
![Lunch at the El Asador Vasco restaurant](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489250.XYzDyRet.jpg) Lunch at the El Asador Vasco restaurant |
![g3/96/463296/3/94489267.UdZ3xcZf.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489267.UdZ3xcZf.jpg) |
![The chicken mole specialty](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489284.FgCWWRSB.jpg) The chicken mole specialty |
![g3/96/463296/3/94489302.bgnJFsw2.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489302.bgnJFsw2.jpg) |
![The Juarez market](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489305.jeOO6BKk.jpg) The Juarez market |
![Bark paintings](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489315.1ZY0P6a5.jpg) Bark paintings |
![Fried grasshoppers](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489317.UINBYkqt.jpg) Fried grasshoppers |
![Visit to a chocolate factory](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489319.uHWuVq9N.jpg) Visit to a chocolate factory |
![Gabriel explains the work involved](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489322.S8oF4nyp.jpg) Gabriel explains the work involved |
![Chocolate being processed](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489327.JMNWYCo6.jpg) Chocolate being processed |
![Sampling the chocolate](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489330.9SFsh5qB.jpg) Sampling the chocolate |
![Sampling other drinks at the](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489335.sa5tpM93.jpg) Sampling other drinks at the |
![terrace bar of the Victoria Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489360.DOM0Lbgo.jpg) terrace bar of the Victoria Hotel |
![g3/96/463296/3/94489382.e1U0YbM3.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489382.e1U0YbM3.jpg) |
![Monte Alban, center of the Zapotec civilization (500BC-750AD)](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489399.Ttcdf2hW.jpg) Monte Alban, center of the Zapotec civilization (500BC-750AD) |
![Statue of Alfonso Caso, directed 1st large scale excavations](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489402.EKRIaczn.jpg) Statue of Alfonso Caso, directed 1st large scale excavations |
![Ball court](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489405.9t6YrV19.jpg) Ball court |
![g3/96/463296/3/94489410.wrBwHeJ2.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489410.wrBwHeJ2.jpg) |
![The main plaza](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489416.vxNuEb0e.jpg) The main plaza |
![Steps to the Northern Platform](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489423.6xjFClhv.jpg) Steps to the Northern Platform |
![Temples](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489431.ai5WKWvi.jpg) Temples |
![The Dancers, stone slab carvings, oldest artifacts in Monte Alban](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489437.RgiRHMng.jpg) The Dancers, stone slab carvings, oldest artifacts in Monte Alban |
![Note Olmec features of the faces](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489443.wib1BQzV.jpg) Note Olmec features of the faces |
![Certified mask maker](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489457.WEpSrTiD.jpg) Certified mask maker |
![g3/96/463296/3/94489464.2alKIbbj.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489464.2alKIbbj.jpg) |
![2008 is the 76th anniversary of the discovery of Tomb 7](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489471.JZf6ehle.jpg) 2008 is the 76th anniversary of the discovery of Tomb 7 |
![Cuilapan church (unfinished) and ex-monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489475.GDy73fA4.jpg) Cuilapan church (unfinished) and ex-monastery |
![Open air chapel](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489478.YpXsRVtB.jpg) Open air chapel |
![Stone arches](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489481.HdhzE2sW.jpg) Stone arches |
![Frescos in a hall niche](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489484.knuuK5du.jpg) Frescos in a hall niche |
![Detail indicating literacy in the 16 th century](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489485.NkSSEXOw.jpg) Detail indicating literacy in the 16 th century |
![Mural of the Tree of Friars](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489487.pwVQfDcV.jpg) Mural of the "Tree of Friars" |
![Lunch at La Capilla](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489490.xaqXZacJ.jpg) Lunch at La Capilla |
![an outdoor restaurant](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489491.9HWYyKSj.jpg) an outdoor restaurant |
![Cooking chile relleno](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489496.qZAFTeoJ.jpg) Cooking chile relleno |
![Cooking over open fires](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489499.wvqQaBAh.jpg) Cooking over open fires |
![Anticipating lunch](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489503.z098OoB5.jpg) Anticipating lunch |
![Chicken tacos with guacamole sauce](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489516.C9BTfb7W.jpg) Chicken tacos with guacamole sauce |
![Newlyweds posing at the door of artist F. Toledo's home](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489529.W4kou7su.jpg) Newlyweds posing at the door of artist F. Toledo's home |
![Irene of the Galleria Arte de Oaxaca](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489544.QUpQSoi3.jpg) Irene of the Galleria Arte de Oaxaca |
![where we were guests at a reception](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489546.q6exkQrZ.jpg) where we were guests at a reception |
![One room devoted to the works of Rodolfo Morales](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489548.OzymZztb.jpg) One room devoted to the works of Rodolfo Morales |
![Tule tree, more than 2000 years old](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489550.MADrpfpK.jpg) Tule tree, more than 2000 years old |
![g3/96/463296/3/94489552.AmVCk5Dt.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489552.AmVCk5Dt.jpg) |
![g3/96/463296/3/94489567.10JwtCvF.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489567.10JwtCvF.jpg) |
![The 9 year old flashlight guide](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489578.BYvHTgUH.jpg) The 9 year old "flashlight" guide |
![Lambityeco, a Zapotec archeological site](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489611.OgyD63Ng.jpg) Lambityeco, a Zapotec archeological site |
![Mask of the rain god (Cocijo)](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489636.F8eirt6t.jpg) Mask of the rain god (Cocijo) |
![Tomb no. 6 of the last rulers of Lambityeco](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489648.yJzP5lqd.jpg) Tomb no. 6 of the last rulers of Lambityeco |
![A jacaranda tree](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489662.xUplmBta.jpg) A jacaranda tree |
![The market at Tlacolula](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489676.iMhKTs47.jpg) The market at Tlacolula |
![Huge papayas](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489686.6VS9idXU.jpg) Huge papayas |
![g3/96/463296/3/94489722.FqONzzr6.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489722.FqONzzr6.jpg) |
![Women seem to be the vendors](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489748.u9NOlc1a.jpg) Women seem to be the vendors |
![g3/96/463296/3/94489766.16JkGYYo.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489766.16JkGYYo.jpg) |
![g3/96/463296/3/94489789.GaXjbzTn.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489789.GaXjbzTn.jpg) |
![Lunch as guests of a family of weavers](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489800.UfSsZIaj.jpg) Lunch as guests of a family of weavers |
![in the village of Teotitlan del Valle](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489804.Cb3y7L42.jpg) in the village of Teotitlan del Valle |
![Delicious chicken tamales](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489806.Sz3xnj1H.jpg) Delicious chicken tamales |
![Working the wool](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489830.1zEeOAiu.jpg) Working the wool |
![Spinning the yarn](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489866.CFoN3kE6.jpg) Spinning the yarn |
![Finished carpets](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489901.drhpQCsV.jpg) Finished carpets |
![Making decorations, note yellow flower in foreground](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489903.mzhI9Hpc.jpg) Making decorations, note yellow flower in foreground |
![The family of weavers](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489907.XUt8aLPk.jpg) The family of weavers |
![Angel Aguilar's cutlery and blacksmith workshop](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489926.N2xhSCnX.jpg) Angel Aguilar's cutlery and blacksmith workshop |
![Signing one of his knives, made from recycled metal](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489936.TT4sQ05r.jpg) Signing one of his knives, made from recycled metal |
![Courtyard of the home of Rodolfo Morales](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489942.emwRCwQL.jpg) Courtyard of the home of Rodolfo Morales |
![The dining room](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489944.vrknKlbV.jpg) The dining room |
![The kitchen](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489946.OfGS8r17.jpg) The kitchen |
![A ceramic work in the hallway](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489947.AdIp687T.jpg) A ceramic work in the hallway |
![One of many Morales collages: note the hands](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489949.CfX1vDbm.jpg) One of many Morales collages: note the hands |
![Group picture in the Morales home](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489954.zFvdfG0c.jpg) Group picture in the Morales home |
![Group picture at the street entrance to the home](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489956.7dIbiIEd.jpg) Group picture at the street entrance to the home |
![A market featuring Welcome to Frida's Kitchen](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489984.AZIxnZXp.jpg) A market featuring "Welcome to Frida's Kitchen" |
![Frida Kahlo look-alike](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94489991.teRTpegY.jpg) Frida Kahlo look-alike |
![A little boy at the doorway of the government palace](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490000.cN2IUwfi.jpg) A little boy at the doorway of the government palace |
![Restored convent now a museum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490027.vWdeWMht.jpg) Restored convent now a museum |
![of contemporary art](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490029.G9SEB8O6.jpg) of contemporary art |
![Workplace of the Aguilar sisters](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490030.P2XtmmhA.jpg) Workplace of the Aguilar sisters |
![A family enterprise](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490034.b1TIFUuZ.jpg) A family enterprise |
![Clay works of all sizes and themes](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490048.NneJg7Wh.jpg) Clay works of all sizes and themes |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490073.fQef1FoT.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490073.fQef1FoT.jpg) |
![Ruth and Ethel](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490076.MqkNdESr.jpg) Ruth and Ethel |
![Lunch at a roadside restaurant](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490080.nsKOX36S.jpg) Lunch at a roadside restaurant |
![in the village of San Martin Tilcajete](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490081.szDYeH4t.jpg) in the village of San Martin Tilcajete |
![Chicken estofado with almond sauce](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490083.G7qF2HuX.jpg) Chicken estofado with almond sauce |
![Zeny Fuentes, woodcarver & painter](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490104.stJQksXy.jpg) Zeny Fuentes, woodcarver & painter |
![Epifanio Fuentes, the father & head of family](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490108.RXxis38c.jpg) Epifanio Fuentes, the father & head of family |
![The men carve from copal wood](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490112.YqbhwgNQ.jpg) The men carve from copal wood |
![The women paint](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490117.MVzmjoWE.jpg) The women paint |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490120.rXAYIH2O.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490120.rXAYIH2O.jpg) |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490127.DqyUujzq.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490127.DqyUujzq.jpg) |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490131.TbbZ4rjN.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490131.TbbZ4rjN.jpg) |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490135.UUYhXBol.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490135.UUYhXBol.jpg) |
![Zeny and family](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490159.bJsFqQMu.jpg) Zeny and family |
![Carvings ready to be painted](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490168.MugwPynr.jpg) Carvings ready to be painted |
![One of my purchases](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490173.BdwbbZYM.jpg) One of my purchases |
![Valente Nieto, son of Dona Rosa, demonstrates pottery without a wheel](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490176.IlyzL85x.jpg) Valente Nieto, son of Dona Rosa, demonstrates pottery without a wheel |
![Black pottery](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/95744250.pTZLMf0w.jpg) Black pottery |
![g3/96/463296/3/95744261.meGAKWWO.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/95744261.meGAKWWO.jpg) |
![Photographs & mementos of Dona Rosa](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/95744286.6YcvcFxJ.jpg) Photographs & mementos of Dona Rosa |
![Looking at black pottery](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490183.XXR5AcrS.jpg) Looking at black pottery |
![g3/96/463296/3/95744297.oJchB8Nx.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/95744297.oJchB8Nx.jpg) |
![An informal taco dinner](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/95744300.sz6F0Sjw.jpg) An informal taco dinner |
![g3/96/463296/3/95744301.LLHDbZwV.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/95744301.LLHDbZwV.jpg) |
![A guided tour of the Botanical Gardens](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490189.a7Z3IynV.jpg) A guided tour of the Botanical Gardens |
![Barrel cactus](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490193.ct2sKGrF.jpg) Barrel cactus |
![Shaving brush tree](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490195.NBV65cCH.jpg) "Shaving brush" tree |
![Close up of the shaving brush](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490199.KAqV8t9w.jpg) Close up of the "shaving brush" |
![Various succulents](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490210.d52xr7XX.jpg) Various succulents |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490214.YxK52SpE.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490214.YxK52SpE.jpg) |
![Workers in the botanical gardens and ex-convent](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490219.Mvjh1Wkj.jpg) Workers in the botanical gardens and ex-convent |
![Final dinner at Casa Oaxaca](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490227.lAml4Su6.jpg) Final dinner at Casa Oaxaca |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490231.dQUI87oF.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490231.dQUI87oF.jpg) |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490245.EPSfSfQF.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490245.EPSfSfQF.jpg) |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490254.6If6ftao.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490254.6If6ftao.jpg) |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490279.UNTtTAB4.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490279.UNTtTAB4.jpg) |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490316.cW20APYD.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490316.cW20APYD.jpg) |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490344.jCEDFzWG.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490344.jCEDFzWG.jpg) |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490349.fiEbNYym.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490349.fiEbNYym.jpg) |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490353.xfehwRgC.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490353.xfehwRgC.jpg) |
![g3/96/463296/3/94490365.Ou0GcYRR.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490365.Ou0GcYRR.jpg) |
![Soup with zucchini flowers](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490396.gUOCM0QY.jpg) Soup with zucchini flowers |
![Chef giving finishing touches to the main dish](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490415.vF81C9RS.jpg) Chef giving finishing touches to the main dish |
![a fish dish, a grouper fillet](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490430.VXikwbHQ.jpg) a fish dish, a grouper fillet |
![Lemon tart with oaxacan chocolate mousse](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/96/463296/3/94490449.uxvjfcwh.jpg) Lemon tart with oaxacan chocolate mousse |