It is interesting to compare the actual city to the one I had imaged before visiting. I had imaged the city to be close to the coast, lower in elevation, hotter, more humid, with more bright colors, like a Michael Mann movie (think Miami Vice). Actually the city has some elevation, is dry and cool at night, and does have the colors of a Michael Mann movie. It is also a sophisticated tourist city with many art studios, markets, and nice resturants with table linen and the like. It reminds me of a place like Cannon Beach in Oregon. Anyway, here are some pictures.
Cathedral Iglesia de Santa Domingo. A big beautiful cathedral named after a Dominican Saint. The Dominicans were strong in this region and tried hard to protect the local indigenous population from the Spanish Conquest.
A Micheal Mann alley.
Roof of the cathedral.
Pink doorway.
Huuuuuuge Satruday market. 100X Pike Place market. This is one of the nicer sections, the flower alley. Some of the alleys can be quite unpleasent. The dead chicken alley, with rows of yellow dead chickens, legs sticking into the walkway so you brush them as you pass is not so nice.
180 degress opposite the last picture. The alleys and vendors stretch off in all directions into the distance.
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I was in Oax. too during Semana Santa, and Oscar also were there for vacations!! ...Strange isn't it??
But we didn't saw each other so everyone had an adventure there. Good!!
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