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Discover Oaxaca through History and Urban Mythology
Discover Oaxaca through History and Urban Mythology
artisanal mezcal for the final toast
vintage map to guide us on our journey
Discover Oaxaca through History and Urban Mythology

Discover Oaxaca through History and Urban Mythology

By Vero Aguilar Almeida
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $44 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

The tour is named The Historical Compass (Brújula histórica) after the configuration of Oaxaca's city centre, 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.

Activity location

  • Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzman
    • Calle de Santiago Tapia 414, Ruta Independencia
    • 68000, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán
    • s/n Calle Macedonio Alcalá
    • 68000, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Discover Oaxaca through History and Urban Mythology
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 9:00 a.m.
Price details
CA $44.30 x 1 AdultCA $44.30

Total
Price is CA $44.30
Until Sun, Nov 17

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedVintage map
  • What's includedWhat's includedMezcal shot/Minimum age allowed is only 18 years old
  • What's includedWhat's includedIce cream

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzman
  • 25m
We will see churches and buildings with art representative of the colonial era.
C. de Manuel García Vigil 205
  • 15m
Building that has had several uses in history and has a unique architectural style in the city.
El Calvario 103
  • 10m
street where a popular and paranormal legend of Oaxaca in the XIX century takes place
Jardín Sócrates
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
It is a small plaza, full of colour and sometimes with musicians playing mexican songs and melodies. This place is full of traditional ice cream.
Basilica de Nuestra Senora de la Soledad
  • 25m
  • Admission ticket included
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
  • 30m
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.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESTemplo de Santo Domingo de Guzman
    • Calle de Santiago Tapia 414, Ruta Independencia
    • 68000, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLETemplo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán
    • s/n Calle Macedonio Alcalá
    • 68000, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico

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