We,10 Zanka travelers, lead by our fearless leaders, Sandy and Vidal landed in the colonial city of Oaxaca on the evening of the 26 of January. Our hotel was the lovely star lily scented Posado Dominica in the heart on the UNESCO heritage area.
Our first delightful dinner was at Las Quinces Letras, a bustling Michelin star restaurant where we had a great meal and and first learned about mescal, moles, and chupalinas.
Day 2 was a walking driving tour of Oaxaca, we visited a chocolatier and had demonstrations on chocolate from the bean to the grinding and tasting of. All quite interesting.
We toured the market and the Cathedral and San Dominico and walked the lovely old streets of Oaxaca
Day 3 we were on to Archeological site and textiles of Mitla
We were able to purchase local made ladies blouses for $50 pesos, less than $3 US. We watched how they wove the fabric.
Lunch was at a very unique spot operated by 3 sisters cooking their mama’s and abuelo”s recipes and styles. In a fantastic kitchen.
Dinner was on our own that night so I was able to meet up with a friend from Zihuatanejo that is currently living in Oaxaca and able to catch up on whats happening.
More to come, signing off KO
Zihuatanejo 