Today is a public holiday and the market day in Zaachila, usually on Thursdays is smaller than the norm. The space in front of the market is reserved for the parade to again celebrate the 200 th anniversary of the independence of Mexico . Orchestras,...

Today we are going to the countryside and discover the eastern region of Oaxaca. The white mini-van we have reserved yesterday takes us (with a handful of other Mexican tourists) to Tule where one can see the biggest tree in the world, 2011 years old....