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Oaxaca [pronounced Wuh-HAH-kuh] cheese is a semi-soft white cow’s milk cheese from Mexico. It is named for the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, where it originated from. Like mozzarella, Oaxaca cheese is produced using the pasta filata method of
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To get to Oaxaca, flying into Mexico City, then taking a 6-hour, $35 bus ride to Oaxaca is almost always the cheapest, but there is also an airport in Oaxaca City. Christmas and Spring Break are always high airfare seasons.
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Difficult. Oaxaca City has a moderate size community of queer/trans people, but discrimination is still common. In some communities outside of the city, being queer/trans is accepted and respected, but these values have been changing as a
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Yes. The most dangerous thing is probably stomach sickness (parasites, salmonella, and other ailments are rampant). And of course caution should be exercised when traveling to communities or to the conflict zone.
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Along with all the NGOs and open air markets offering indigenous crafts and farm fresh food, the cities of both San Cristobal and Oaxaca have businesses catering to most every traveler's need. There are numerous inexpensive hostels, pricey hotels,
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For Chiapas, flying to Mexico City or Cancun (usually $200-500) then busing to San Cristobal ($70 and around 14 hours) is usually cheapest. Tuxtla Gutierrez is the closest airport (one hour away). If you're coming to Oaxaca, flying into Mexico City,
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Difficult. San Cristobal is a small, relatively conservative town whose queer community maintains a low profile and is occasionally subject to attacks and harrassment. Oaxaca City is much bigger and has larger communities of queer/trans people, but
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By SCOTT CAMPBELL This fall in Oaxaca marks a season of commemorations. Already marches for fallen APPO members Jose Jimenez Colmenares and Lorenzo San Pablo Cervantes have woven their ways through the streets of the city, pausing at the spots they
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It can take as little as 4.5 hours and be traffic- and problem-free, but just as easily you can be met with congestion and road repairs, extending the trip to six hours or more. On the other hand you can elect to increase the length of your journey
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We have DHL out of Huatulco. I'm not sure of any other carrier. Our people in Lachiguiri, Oaxaca, Mexico paint on rocks and we help market them. Also our mountain region grows an excellent organic roasted coffee. We also help the inmates at the
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