San José del Pacífico The town of San José del Pacífico, in the Sierra Sur, is a popular destination for tourists who tend to stop here for a couple of days on their way to or from the beach and Oaxaca City. San José del Pacífico is a great place to go for a walk […]

Parque Nacional Benito Juárez Parque Nacional Benito Juárez covers an area of 2,737 hectares, which is integrated into the Cerro de San Felipe, which is part of the eastern Sierra, formed by metamorphic rocks. The hill reaches a height of 3,111 meters above sea level. Due to its great diversity in flora and fauna, it […]

Hierve el Agua Hierve el Agua has been recognized as a probable sacred place of the ancient Zapotec. In this place a complex irrigation system was built more than 2,500 years ago, of which there are still important vestiges. The temperature of the water is slightly higher than that of the environment, fluctuating between 22ºC […]

El Tule (Tule Tree) In the gardens of the temple of Santa María de la Asunción is the legendary El Tule or Tule tree. The botanists have classified it with an age that exceeds 2000 years old. Its height is 40 meters, and its trunk has a perimeter of 42 meters and is considered one […]