Oaxaca (city)
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Oaxaca is a city in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico.
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A daytrip to Hierva del Agua is highly recommended. Take your swimming suit along. About two hours drive from Oaxaca you will find an area which is absolutely fantastic. By bus or taxi you drive up to an altitude of about 3000m to a massive petrified waterfall. From the plateau you have a breathtaking view over the mountain ranges which you will enjoy even more when you relax in the warm water of the natural pools on the rim of the 600m drop.
Oaxaca is well-known for having one of the best Dia de Los Muertos festivals (http://www.mexonline.com/features/daydead-oaxaca.htm) in Mexico, housed in and around the large candle-lit city cemetery.
Although frequently overlooked in favor of more extensive ruins at Mitla and Monte Alban, the ruins at Yagul (http://www.mexonline.com/oaxaca/oxarc103.htm) are more pastoral (and therefore more similar to its original setting) and much less overrun with touristas.
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Buy the chocolate. The state of Oaxaca also is well-known for its Mezcal and has several distilleries that offer tours.
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Drink
The mezcal is the local drink , is similar to the tequila , but a litle more hard.
Sleep
There exist some Hostels which should cost around 70 Peso /7 USD per night
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