Things to do in Oaxaca City
Hierve el Agua
Entrance $35 · VerifiedOaxaca City
Mineral springs on a cliff edge forming petrified waterfalls and natural infinity pools, about 90 minutes from the city.
Mercado 20 de Noviembre
Free entry · VerifiedOaxaca City
A covered market whose smoke-filled meat hall grills tasajo and chorizo to order.
Monte Albán
Entrance MX$210 · VerifiedOaxaca City
A Zapotec capital on a levelled mountain top above Oaxaca, with a great plaza, ball court and carved danzante stones.
Templo de Santo Domingo
Free entry · VerifiedOaxaca City
A Baroque church with a gilded interior and an adjoining cultural centre holding the Mixtec gold from Tomb 7.
Activities
Mezcal palenque tour
Visit small distillers in the valleys, tasting espadín and wild agave batches.
Oaxacan cooking class
Market shopping then cooking mole negro and tlayudas with a local cook.
Weaving village day trip
Teotitlán del Valle workshops using natural dyes and backstrap looms.