CEMPASUCHIL FLOWER, THE ICON OF THE TRADITIONAL DAY OF THE DEAD
Friday, October 27, 2023 By Jessica Hernández Sales Assistant at SILMÉXICO Every year in Oaxaca and all of Mexico, a beautiful tradition is carried out to commemorate and honor family, friends, and pets that have transcended. It is at this time that the territory is dressed in orange and yellow colors, the reason? the unique […]
MITLA & YAGUL CAVES; UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE
Friday, August 4, 2023 By Jessica Hernández Located in the Tlacolula Valley, this site comprises a series of prehistoric caves and rock shelters with cave paintings dating back 12,000 years. The earliest remains of domesticated plants were also found in them. UNESCO registered the Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla of the Central Valleys […]
OAXACA LAND OF MEZCAL
By Jessica Hernández Known worldwide as the land of mezcal, Oaxaca offers this thousand-year-old drink that both Oaxacans and visitors from other parts of the country and the world love. Today I will tell you about Mezcal, what it is, and its importance. The mezcal is obtained by distilling the fermented juice of the heads […]
10 CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT “LA GUELAGUETZA”
Picture by Facebook Guelaguetza Oficial Monday, July 10, 2023 By Jessica Hernández Is this your first time attending la Guelaguetza? or maybe you visit the city yearly on these dates? Whether you are a Guelaguetza beginner or almost an expert in this festivity, we will tell you today 10 curious facts that will […]
TOP 5 OF THE FAVORITE DANCINGS FROM LA GUELAGUETZA
Picture by Gobierno del Estado de Oaxaca Friday, July 7, 2023 By Jessica Hernández We are anxious to witness once again the presentations of the different delegations of our 8 regions in the Guelaguetza. It is not for less if, in each of these dances, we can see embodied the cultural richness […]
DONAJÍ, THE LEGEND
Picture by Gobierno del Estado de Oaxaca Wednesday, July 5, 2023 By Jessica Hernández Every year, the Sunday before the Guelaguetza, there is one of the greatest spectacles of this festivity at the city auditorium: Donají the legend. Have you ever heard about it? or, have you attended this extraordinary staging? if […]
