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Friday, November 25, 2016
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Sea turtle center in Oaxaca working under deteriorating conditions
Sea turtle center in Oaxaca working under deteriorating conditions
The future of the sea turtle, a species that assumed protected status in Mexico in 1990, remains uncertain: shifting weather and sea current patterns continue to threaten the reptiles along with the continuing harvest of their meat and eggs by humankind.
And they don’t seem to be getting much help from a dilapidated old turtle center in the Oaxaca coastal town of Mazunte.
The Mexican Turtle Center opened in 1994 with a mandate to prevent the disappearance of several turtle species and to raise environmental awareness among the population.
The only one of its kind in Mexico, the center is spread over a four-hectare piece of land, employs 45 people and serves as shelter for some 500 turtles of 20 different species. The center also oversees three turtle camps in the coastal communities of Escobilla, Morro Ayutla and Barra de la Cruz.
But current conditions are substandard, according to a report by Mexico’s newspaper La Jornada. Workers — who wished to remain anonymous — claimed that during the last two years at least 33 specimens have died at the center due to poor veterinary care. The animals were kept in dirty ponds and despite requiring a special diet, were fed only squid.
The workers claim that it’s been over 10 years since officials from the Natural Protected Areas Commission (Conanp), the Environment Secretariat or the Federal Auditor’s Office have set foot in the center to inspect its conditions.
Turtles getting poor care under deteriorating conditions, says staff at Oaxaca facility -(Photo: Mexico News Daily)
According to staff, its deterioration began in 2008 when then-director Manuel Rodríguez Gómez announced the renovation and expansion of the facilities, a project that in its first stage would represent a 120-million-peso (US $6.62 million) investment.
The renovation meant tearing down the medical, laboratory and operating room areas, which is why medical operations, including necropsies, are now done in unsanitary and unfit spaces.
Rodríguez’ three-stage renovation project took him to several international destinations, including Shanghai, where he was to learn from top-notch aquariums.
In 2014 and 2015, Rodríguez negotiated an additional 17 million pesos for the second and third stages of this project with the federal and state governments, but the renovation became what the workers call a “white elephant.”
By looking at the facilities today, the first question that comes to mind is: What did Rodríguez do with those 6 million dollars?
Workers claim that it’s been over 10 years since officials from (Conanp), the Environment Secretariat or the Federal Auditor’s Office have set foot in the center to inspect its conditions (Photo: centromexicanodelatortuga.org)
To this day, the buildings are barely standing, turtle ponds are in dire need of maintenance and the population of reptiles keeps dropping due to the poor diet.
The workers also warned about the possible privatization of the turtle center, which they strongly reject. They want to “keep raising social awareness about this endangered species, which should not be seen as a profitable business.”
Source: http://mexiconewsdaily.com/
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Friday, October 23, 2015
Top news View all Link to headline article Historic Hurricane Patricia strikes Mexico as a vicious Category 5 storm Heavy rains and strong winds will affect Guadalajara, which is Mexico's third-largest city, with 1.5 million people. The storm will also enhance heavy rainfall and flooding into… Profile image of authorMashable Oct 23, 2015
Patricia, 'the most dangerous storm in history,' makes landfall in Mexico Greg Botelho-Profile-Image By Greg Botelho and Ray Sanchez, CNN Updated 7:38 PM ET, Fri October 23, 2015
Patricia, 'the most dangerous storm in history,' makes landfall in Mexico
(CNN)[Breaking news update, posted at 7:34 p.m. ET]
Hurricane Patricia -- the strongest hurricane ever recorded -- made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast about 6:15 Friday evening (7:15 ET), its 165 mph winds barreling into the coast of southwestern Mexico near Cuixmala, the U.S. National Weather Service said.
[Previous story, posted at 6:35 p.m. ET]
Hurricane Patricia -- the strongest hurricane ever recorded -- weakened slightly Friday as it barreled closer to Mexico's Pacific coast, with sustained winds decreasing to 190 mph and gusts to 235 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.
The storm began lashing the coast Friday evening with strong winds and rain as tourists and residents in resorts such as Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo sought shelter. Areas near the expected landfall braced for potentially catastrophic 200-mph sustained winds and torrential rains.
Late Friday afternoon, the storm was centered 60 miles (95 kilometers) west of Manzanillo, and 110 miles south of Cabo Corrientes.
Moving at 14 mph, it is forecast to pivot north-northeast later Friday and pick up speed -- especially after it makes landfall, when Patricia should both accelerate and "rapidly weaken over the mountains of Mexico," according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
The excessive wind speeds, according to the head of the Mexican agency that includes its national weather service, "makes Patricia the most dangerous storm in history."
By that, CONAGUA director Robert Ramirez de la Parra meant any cyclone ever measured, not just in and around Mexico.
Ramirez de la Parra predicted Patricia wouldl make landfall somewhere on the coast of Jalisco state -- which includes the tourist hot spot of Puerto Vallarta and is close to Manzanillo and Colima -- between 5 and 6 p.m. CT (6 and 7 p.m. ET). But its impact was felt much sooner, with 100 kph (62 mph) winds lashing the region in the early afternoon.
"The hurricane is so big and so intense that it has the capacity to pass over both the Sierra Madres in our country -- that is, through our most mountainous ranges -- and then exit the country on the other side into the north part of the Gulf of Mexico and possibly the United States," Ramirez de la Parra said.
While its strength could fluctuate, "Patricia is expected to remain an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane through landfall," the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Friday afternoon.
Already, Patricia is "the strongest hurricane on record in the National Hurricane Center's area of responsibility (AOR) which includes the Atlantic and the eastern North Pacific basins," according to a Friday morning forecast discussion.
The closest contender, at this point, might be Hurricane Camille, which battered the U.S. Gulf Coast in 1969. Patricia looks to be more powerful than that storm, as well as stronger than Hurricane Andrew in 1992, Katrina in 2005 and many others.
It already has surpassed them in one way: its central pressure reading -- the weight of the air above a system -- which is a key measure of any storm's strength.
The midday Friday central pressure recording of 879 millibars (the barometric pressure equivalent is 25.96 inches) "is the lowest for any tropical cyclone globally for over 30 years," according to the Met Office, Britain's weather service.
Patricia's intensity is comparable to Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines in 2013, the World Meteorological Organization tweeted. More than 6,000 people died in Haiyan, due largely to enormous storm surges that rushed through coastal areas. Haiyan had 195 mph sustained windswhen it made landfall, while Typhoon Tip was at 190 mph (and had a slightly lower pressure reading of 870 millibars) in 1979.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Cancun and Mayan Riviera 5-Day Itinerary
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Cancun and Mayan Riviera 5-Day Itinerary
The Seaside Mayan Ruins of Tulum
Most famous for Cancún, the Mayan Riviera is Mexico’s tourist fantasyland, a jungle coastline of white-sand beaches, ancient Mayan ruins and clear-water cenotes, freshwater sinkholes and caves found throughout the flat limestone sponge of the Yucatán peninsula.
Many visitors stay in a resort in Cancún. These all-inclusive monstrosities can be a good deal. You’ll be right on the beach, have a pool, get unlimited food and free drinks, and all-in-all have a fun, relaxing vacation.
But even if the package includes some tours, you won’t get to know Mexico. How could you? Why would you venture into downtown Cancún for real tacos when you have a free buffet in your luxury hotel? Why would you travel inland to Valladolid when the pool party starts at 10 a.m. every day?
Though Cancún is known for big resorts and mass tourism, and formerly lesser-known beach hangouts like Playa del Carmen are now firmly established on the beaten path, a budget-concious side remains to these world-class tourist destinations. You can still get a nice hotel for under $30 in downtown Cancún, and eat the best - and cheapest - local food just a few blocks from the beach in Playa del Carmen.
This itinerary is written for the independent traveler who likes the beach but also wants some culture. Besides saving a lot of money, you will:
- Have two full days on two gorgeous beaches: Cancún and Playa del Carmen.
- Explore two Mayan ruins: Chichén Itzá, one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, and Tulum, a sunny fortress built on cliffs overlooking one of the most iconic beaches in Mexico.
- Dip your toe into Yucatán culture in Valladolid, a small colonial town in central Yucatán.
- Swim, snorkel or scuba dive in the clear, freshwater Dos Ojos cenote.
- Eat what Mexicans eat: seafood, tacos, and Yucatán specialties like panuchos and salbutes.
- Shop, party, get tan, and learn some Spanish, history and culture. And, if time permits, venture farther into Mexico and Central America.
My Cancun and Mayan Riviera 5-day itinerary offers 43 pages of complete hotel, restaurant, transport and sightseeing recommendations and includes an extensive appendix with sections like Food and Drinks, Places and Terminology, Useful Local Phrases, Money Matters, Safety, A Brief History and Other Places to See.
At $4.99, the itinerary will pay for itself the first time you follow my advice on a hotel, restaurant, bus or cenote. My email address is included, so you are welcome to email me with any questions you have. And if you are unhappy with the itinerary for any reason, Unanchor provides a full refund.
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Fifteen Mexican States have Elections Scheduled for July 7 By Allan Wall
Monday, July 1, 2013
Fifteen Mexican States have Elections Scheduled for July 7
By Allan Wall
Last year, 2012, Mexico held presidential and congressional elections. The next congressional elections aren’t scheduled until 2015, and the next presidential election in 2018.
This year, on Sunday, July 7th, there are local elections being held in 15 states in Mexico.
Only one governorship is up for grabs, in the state of Baja California.
Each of Mexico’s 31 states has a unicameral legislature, the representatives in these legislatures are called diputados in Spanish. In this summer’s elections, diputados are being elected in 12 states, plus one other state has a special election for only one suchdiputado.
Mexico’s states are divided intomunicipios. In the United States, a Mexican municipio would be something of a cross between a municipality and a county. The mayor of a municipio is known as the alcalde, or presidente municipal, and he and the municipiocouncil together form the ayuntamiento. About 1,350 municipios are up for grabs on July 7th.
Let’s start on the far southeastern edge of the country and work our way north and west:
1. QUINTANA ROO – This is Mexico’s easternmost state, home of the famous Riviera Maya tourist area. In Quintana Roo, 25 diputados and tenayuntamientos are being elected. 2. OAXACA – In this state, located on Mexico’s southern Pacific Coast, 42 diputados are being elected, and 570 ayuntamientos. Oaxaca is a mountainous state and the state has more municipiosthan any other in Mexico. In all of Mexico there are 2,378 municipios, and Oaxaca has 570, which is about a quarter of the total in the whole country. Additionally, out of the total of 570 municipios in Oaxaca, 153 are chosen in the regular way, with ballots and political parties, with the remaining 417 chosen using indigenous customs, in customary town meetings.3. PUEBLA – In the state of Puebla, which is north of Oaxaca, elections are being held for 41 diputadosand 217 ayuntamientos. 4. TLAXCALA – This small state is nestled between Puebla and Hidalgo, and voters in Tlaxcala are choosing 32 diputados, 60 ayuntamientos, and 391presidentes de comunidad.5. HIDALGO lies northeast of the state of Mexico. Hidalgo’s voters are electing 30 diputados. 6. VERACRUZ is a long state sprawled along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Its voters are choosing 50 diputados and 212 ayuntamientos. 7. TAMAULIPAS is Mexico’s northeasternmost state, along the Gulf of Mexico. Its voters are selecting 36 diputados and 43 ayuntamientos. 8. AGUASCALIENTES is, geographically speaking, at the center of Mexico. Voters there are electing 27diputados and 11 ayuntamientos. 9. ZACATECAS is north of Aguascalientes. Zacatecas is electing 30 diputados and 58ayuntamientos.10. COAHUILA is north of Zacatecas, on Mexico's northern border, where it is contiguous with Texas, U.S.A. Voters in Coahuila are electing 38ayuntamientos. 11. DURANGO is located between Sinaloa and Zacatecas, and voters in Durango are electing 30diputados and 39 ayuntamientos. 12. SINALOA is on the Pacific coast, west of Durango. Sinaloa voters are electing 40 diputados and 18ayuntamientos.13. CHIHUAHUA is Mexico’s biggest state, which borders Texas and Arizona to its north. Chihuahua voters are electing 33 diputados and 67ayuntamientos.14. SONORA is a northwest Mexican state that borders Arizona in the U.S. The Sonora election is a special election, to elect only one state diputado for District XVII. 15. BAJA CALIFORNIA is Mexico’s northwesternmost state, the northern portion of the Baja California peninsula. Its five municipios have elections for the ayuntamientos, while 25 diputadosare to be chosen.
Baja California was the first Mexican state after the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) in which the PRI (Partido Revolucionario Institicional) was defeated in a gubernatorial election. That was in 1989, when the PAN (Partido Acción Nacional) won the governorship.
This was followed nationally by the PRI’s loss of a congressional majority in 1997, and the first PRI loss of the presidency in 2000. So, that 1989 PAN victory was an important part of Mexico’s political development.
The PAN has held onto the Baja California governership since 1989, for the past 24 years, which is impressive. The current governor is PANista Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millan, whose six-year term is scheduled to expire on Halloween of 2013, four months hence.
The three candidates up for election on July 7th are Francisco Vega de la Madrid, of the PAN coalition (which also includes the PRD, the Nueva Alianza party, and thePartido Estatal de Baja California); Fernando Castro Trenti, of the PRI coalition (which includes the Green Party, the Labor Party, and the Social Encounter Party); and Felipe Ruanova Zarate, of theMovimiento Ciudadano.
MexiData.info note: For details and information on the 2013 elections, go to the local electoral institute sites in each of the aforementioned 15 states. In Spanish.
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Fifteen Mexican States have Elections Scheduled for July 7
By Allan Wall
Last year, 2012, Mexico held presidential and congressional elections. The next congressional elections aren’t scheduled until 2015, and the next presidential election in 2018.
This year, on Sunday, July 7th, there are local elections being held in 15 states in Mexico.
Only one governorship is up for grabs, in the state of Baja California.
Each of Mexico’s 31 states has a unicameral legislature, the representatives in these legislatures are called diputados in Spanish. In this summer’s elections, diputados are being elected in 12 states, plus one other state has a special election for only one suchdiputado.
Mexico’s states are divided intomunicipios. In the United States, a Mexican municipio would be something of a cross between a municipality and a county. The mayor of a municipio is known as the alcalde, or presidente municipal, and he and the municipiocouncil together form the ayuntamiento. About 1,350 municipios are up for grabs on July 7th.
Let’s start on the far southeastern edge of the country and work our way north and west:
1. QUINTANA ROO – This is Mexico’s easternmost state, home of the famous Riviera Maya tourist area. In Quintana Roo, 25 diputados and tenayuntamientos are being elected. 2. OAXACA – In this state, located on Mexico’s southern Pacific Coast, 42 diputados are being elected, and 570 ayuntamientos. Oaxaca is a mountainous state and the state has more municipiosthan any other in Mexico. In all of Mexico there are 2,378 municipios, and Oaxaca has 570, which is about a quarter of the total in the whole country. Additionally, out of the total of 570 municipios in Oaxaca, 153 are chosen in the regular way, with ballots and political parties, with the remaining 417 chosen using indigenous customs, in customary town meetings.3. PUEBLA – In the state of Puebla, which is north of Oaxaca, elections are being held for 41 diputadosand 217 ayuntamientos. 4. TLAXCALA – This small state is nestled between Puebla and Hidalgo, and voters in Tlaxcala are choosing 32 diputados, 60 ayuntamientos, and 391presidentes de comunidad.5. HIDALGO lies northeast of the state of Mexico. Hidalgo’s voters are electing 30 diputados. 6. VERACRUZ is a long state sprawled along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Its voters are choosing 50 diputados and 212 ayuntamientos. 7. TAMAULIPAS is Mexico’s northeasternmost state, along the Gulf of Mexico. Its voters are selecting 36 diputados and 43 ayuntamientos. 8. AGUASCALIENTES is, geographically speaking, at the center of Mexico. Voters there are electing 27diputados and 11 ayuntamientos. 9. ZACATECAS is north of Aguascalientes. Zacatecas is electing 30 diputados and 58ayuntamientos.10. COAHUILA is north of Zacatecas, on Mexico's northern border, where it is contiguous with Texas, U.S.A. Voters in Coahuila are electing 38ayuntamientos. 11. DURANGO is located between Sinaloa and Zacatecas, and voters in Durango are electing 30diputados and 39 ayuntamientos. 12. SINALOA is on the Pacific coast, west of Durango. Sinaloa voters are electing 40 diputados and 18ayuntamientos.13. CHIHUAHUA is Mexico’s biggest state, which borders Texas and Arizona to its north. Chihuahua voters are electing 33 diputados and 67ayuntamientos.14. SONORA is a northwest Mexican state that borders Arizona in the U.S. The Sonora election is a special election, to elect only one state diputado for District XVII. 15. BAJA CALIFORNIA is Mexico’s northwesternmost state, the northern portion of the Baja California peninsula. Its five municipios have elections for the ayuntamientos, while 25 diputadosare to be chosen.
Baja California was the first Mexican state after the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) in which the PRI (Partido Revolucionario Institicional) was defeated in a gubernatorial election. That was in 1989, when the PAN (Partido Acción Nacional) won the governorship.
This was followed nationally by the PRI’s loss of a congressional majority in 1997, and the first PRI loss of the presidency in 2000. So, that 1989 PAN victory was an important part of Mexico’s political development.
The PAN has held onto the Baja California governership since 1989, for the past 24 years, which is impressive. The current governor is PANista Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millan, whose six-year term is scheduled to expire on Halloween of 2013, four months hence.
The three candidates up for election on July 7th are Francisco Vega de la Madrid, of the PAN coalition (which also includes the PRD, the Nueva Alianza party, and thePartido Estatal de Baja California); Fernando Castro Trenti, of the PRI coalition (which includes the Green Party, the Labor Party, and the Social Encounter Party); and Felipe Ruanova Zarate, of theMovimiento Ciudadano.
MexiData.info note: For details and information on the 2013 elections, go to the local electoral institute sites in each of the aforementioned 15 states. In Spanish.
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Allan Wall, an educator, resided in Mexico for many years. His website is located athttp://www.allanwall.info.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013 Me vale tres kilos de reata If you've never seen the word reata before, it means rope. In fact, if you Google it you'll find this nifty photo:
Friday, January 18, 2013
Me vale tres kilos de reata
If you've never seen the word reata before, it means rope. In fact, if you Google it you'll find this nifty photo:
That guys pretty handy with a reata. But all of my faithful readers know I'm not writing this post to tell you about a rope, so let's get down to business.
The word reata has another meaning, something along the lines of dick, or maybe even cock. Translation isn't an exact science, so take your pick, dick or cock. Either way it's vulgar, and that's all we care about in this blog.
So with that definition in mind, we can now say cool stuff like:
Te voy a meter toda la reata
I'm going to stick all of my cock in you
Not the most romantic thing I've ever heard, but hey, some chicks are into that kind of talk.
You can also say:
Chupame la reata
Suck my dick
Me dejó con la reata caliente
This doesn't have a literal translation, well, not one that makes sense, but figuratively speaking it would be:
She left me with a hard dick
In other words, he didn't get any. Must have been something he said.
Before I forget, this is very much Mexican slang, so you can expect to get some confused looks if your Spanish speaking friends aren't Mexican or familiar with the expression.
Reata also has another use.
Me vale tres kilos de reata
If we try to translate that literally two very important things are going happen. One, it won't make sense, and two, you're wasting your time. So let me tell you what it really means.
Me vale tres kilos de reata
I don't give a fuck
Fuck might be a little to strong, but then again maybe not. Like I always say, translation is a tricky business. One thing is for sure, this is not for polite company.
Notice I said tres (3) kilos de reata. The number isn't important, stick whatever number that works for you in there, 5, 7, 10, 25, whatever.
You can use this expression to talk about anything you don't care about. Here are a few more examples:
Que si amas mucho a tu novio me vale 3 kilos de reata
I don't fucking care if you really do love your boyfriend
Me vale 20 mil kilos de reata la NFL
I don't give a fuck about the NFL
Pues me vale 3 kilos de reata lo que pienses
I don't give a fuck what you think
If you want to mix things up a bit, you can say
Me vale madres or Me vale verga
All three translate to the same thing, I don't give a fuck. You can substitute me vale verga/madresfor tres kilos de reata equally. By the way, verga is also another way to say dick/cock.
And there you have it. Hasta la próxima.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
oaxacacalendar.com
Welcome to oaxacacalendar.com where you will find up-to-date information about the wonderful events happening in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Please, if you know of an event that should be listed, email me at events. If you want more info contact me here.
The Oaxaca Calendar is now on Facebook
Upcoming EventsRecurring Events
Bridge - ACBL Sanctioned Duplicate Game
Weekly - Friday
5 de Mayo just north of Constitutiión
Weekly - Friday
12 noon - $20 pesos
Hotel Casa de la Tia
5 de Mayo just north of Constitutiión
Click for more info
Bridge Group
Weekly - Tuesday
Pino Suarez 519
Weekly - Tuesday
2 to 5pm - Free
Oaxaca Lending Library
Pino Suarez 519
No partner necessary. Bridge lessons before starting at 1:15.
Danzón with the Marimba Band
Weekly - Wednesday
Weekly - Wednesday
6:30pm - Free
Zócalo
A tradition imported from Cuba, the danzón is a stately dance with syncopation. The citizens of Oaxaca gather weekly to dance and watch the dancers.
Ethnobotanical Garden Tours in English
Weekly - Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Weekly - Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
11am - $100 MXP
Entrance Reforma & Constitutión
The only way to see this wonderful garden is on a tour. The tour is at least two hours long so come with water and sunscreen. There are also tours in Spanish which last one hour and cost 50 pesos daily at 10, 12 and 5pm. Arrive ten minutes before the tours to purchase tickets.
Guided Tour of the San Pablo Academic & Cultural Center
Daily - Monday (in English) & Tuesday (Spanish)
Daily - Monday (in English) & Tuesday (Spanish)
4 pm - Free
Antiquo callejon de San Pablo (Independencia 904)
Don't miss this brilliant new addition to the Historic Center of Oaxaca.
Holy Trinity Anglican Episcopal Church
Weekly - Sunday
Weekly - Sunday
11 am -
Crespo 211 (between Morelos & Matamoros)
Liturgy followed by coffee hour. Information: 951-514-3799
Oaxaca is More Beautiful on a Bicycle
Weekly - Friday
Weekly - Friday
9 pm - Free
meet in front of the Santo Domingo church
A group (sometimes very large!) ride through the streets of Oaxaca
Open Mike for Poets and Musicians
Weekly - Tuesdays
Weekly - Tuesdays
8pm -
La Nueva Babel
Profirio Díaz 224
Religious Society of Quaker Friends Meeting
Monthly - 1st & 3rd Saturday
Monthly - 1st & 3rd Saturday
2 pm - Free
Also the 2nd and 4th Sunday at 11 am. For more information and location contact Lorena Cassady at cassady@gmail.com
Spanish English Intercambios
Weekly - Saturday
Pino Suárez 519
Weekly - Saturday
10 to noon - Free
Oaxaca Lending Library
Pino Suárez 519
An opportunity to practice your Spanish and help a Oaxacan learn English. Just arrive at 10 and you will be paired with someone. All levels of Spanish accommodated - including beginners!
Streets in Centro Closed for Bicycling
Weekly - Sunday
Weekly - Sunday
9 am to 1 pm - Free
Independencia to Reforma to Conzatti Park to García Vigil back to Independencia
Tamayo Museum Tour
Monthly - 4th Friday of the month
Morelos 503
Monthly - 4th Friday of the month
5 pm - $100 pesos
Rufino Tamayo Museum of Pre-Hispanic Art
Morelos 503
The collection, donated by artist Rufino Tamayo, focuses on the aesthetic qualities of ancient artifacts and traces artists developments in pre-conquest times. Benefits the Oaxaca Lending Library. sign up and pay in in advance at the OLL, Pino Suárez 519. Museum admission of $35 pesos to be paid at the museum
Teatro Macedonio Alcalá Guided Tours
Daily - Monday to Friday
Daily - Monday to Friday
12 and 2 pm - $20 pesos
Independencia & 5 de Mayo
In Spanish but seeing the theater is well worth it even if you don't understand the guide.
Textile Museum - Guided Visit in Spanish and English
Weekly - Wednesday
Hidalgo & Fiallo
Weekly - Wednesday
5 pm - $10 pesos cover
Textile Museum
Hidalgo & Fiallo
Click here for more info
The Oaxacan State Band Concert
Weekly - Sunday
Weekly - Sunday
12:30 - Free
Zócalo
A wonderful tradition, sometimes other orchestras perform.
Tour to Teotitlan del Valle
Weekly - Thursday & Saturday
Av. Juárez 909
Weekly - Thursday & Saturday
9 to 5 pm - $655 pesos
Instituto Cultural Oaxaca
Av. Juárez 909
Travel, Learn, Fight Poverty Fundación En Vía is a non-profit microfinance organization providing tours to communities around Oaxaca where participants visit women in need of small loans to improve their lives. 100% of the tour fees are given to the entrepreneurs as an interest-free micro loan.
Click for more info
Walking Tour of Churches
Weekly - Tuesday & Saturday
Weekly - Tuesday & Saturday
10 am - $100 pesos
meet in front of the Cathedral
A tour for the devout, the lapsed, and the never-were. For more information or tours at other times write ridgecliff@hotmail.com. Fee benefits a Oaxacan program for families of the hospitilized.
Zumba
Weekly - Sunday
Weekly - Sunday
9 to 11 am - $15 pesos
Llano Park (Parque Juárez)
southeast corner Zumba combines Latin and International music with a fun and effective workout system. Another Zumba session takes place in the Merced Market every Saturday from 8 to 9 am
Tuesday, August 14 - 7:30 pm - Free
Movie: Land and Freedom
La Jicara Librería
Porfirio Díaz #1105
David is an unemployed communist that comes to Spain in 1937 during the civil war to enroll the republicans and defend the democracy against the fascists. He makes friends between the soldiers.
Tuesday, August 14 - 6 pm - Free
Movie: Manon of the Spring
Casa de la Cuidad
Porfirio Diáz & Morelos
Click here for more information
Wednesday, August 15 - All Day - Free
Exhibit andSale: Textiles of Silk, Ixtle & Cotton from Sector Cajones, Sierra Norte
Textile Museum
Hidalgo & Fiallo
Wednesday, August 15 - 4 to 7 pm - $450 pesos
3 Day Workshop: Creating Borders on Shawls
Textile Museum
Hidalgo & Fiallo
In the style of San Antonino Castillo Velasco
Wednesday, August 15 - 9:30 pm - Free
Movie: Finisterrae
Café Central
Hidalgo 302
Click here for more information
Wednesday, August 15 - 6 pm - Free
Movie: Erin Brockovich
Casa de la Cuidad
Porfirio Diáz & Morelos
Click here for more information
Thursday, August 16 - 6 pm - Free
Movie: Water
Casa de la Cuidad
Porfirio Diáz & Morelos
Click here for more information
Thursday, August 16 - 7 pm -
Theater: Adictos anonimos (O ¿De Cuál Fuma Usted?)
La Casa de los Teatros
Murguía 406
Thursday, August 16 - 7 pm - Free
Discussion: "La Migración de la arracada" by Elia Murrieta
IAGO - Graphic Arts Institute
Av. Juárez 203
Showing of a video and discussion following. In Spanish
Friday, August 17 - 10:30 pm - $80 pesos
Music: Kumbia Queers
Café Central
Hidalgo 302
Friday, August 17 - 6 pm - Free
Movie: The Source
Casa de la Cuidad
Porfirio Diáz & Morelos
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Friday, August 17 - 7 pm - Free
Book Discussion: Civil Disobedience by Henry Thoreau
La Jicara Librería
Porfirio Díaz #1105
Lead by Vivian Abenshushan in Spanish
Friday, August 17 - 7 pm -
Theater: Adictos anonimos (O ¿De Cuál Fuma Usted?)
La Casa de los Teatros
Murguía 406
Friday, August 17 - 10 pm -
Music: Ragtime Blues
Nueva Babel
Porfirio Díaz 224
Friday, August 17 - 5:30 pm - Free
Movie: Elizabeth - The Golden Age
Stamp Museim - MUFI
Ref
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Saturday, August 18 - 12 noon - Free
Marionette Performance
Casa de la Cuidad
Porfirio Diáz & Morelos
Saturday, August 18 - 6 pm - Free
Exhibit Opening: Sari, Sarong & Posahuanque
Textile Museum
Hidalgo & Fiallo
Saturday, August 18 - 7 pm -
Theater: Adictos anonimos (O ¿De Cuál Fuma Usted?)
La Casa de los Teatros
Murguía 406
Saturday, August 18 - 10 - 2 - Free
Workshop: Tinsmithing by Víctor Rubén Hernández
San Pablo Cultural Center
Fiallo between Independencia & Hidalgo
Sunday, August 19 - 12 noon - Free
Music: Jose Luis Mendoza, clarinet, & Eliseo Martínez, piano
Santo Domingo Cultural Center
to the left of the Santo Domingo Church on the Alcalá
Monday, August 20 - 7 pm - Free
Movie: On the Waterfront
HUB Oaxaca
Cosijopii 203-A
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Tuesday, August 21 - 7:30 pm - Free
Movie: It's a Free World...
La Jicara Librería
Porfirio Díaz #1105
Angie gets the sack from a recruitment agency for bad behaviour in public. Seizing the chance, she teams up with her flatmate, Rose, to run a similar business from their kitchen. With immigrants desperate to work the opportunities are considerable, particularly for two girls so in tune with these times. Written
Wednesday, August 22 - 9:30 pm - Free
Movie: Terraferma
Café Central
Hidalgo 302
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Wednesday, August 22 - 7:30 pm - $30 pesos
Documentary: Yatasto (2011, Argentina)
Teatro Macedonio Alcalá
Independencia & 5 de Mayo
Thursday, August 23 - 7 pm - $30 pesos
Movie: Duce de Coco (Brazil, 2010) & Canicula (Mexico 2011)
Teatro Macedonio Alcalá
Independencia & 5 de Mayo
Friday, August 24 - 5:30 pm - Free
Movie: Alice in Wonderland
Stamp Museim - MUFI
Reforma 501
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Friday, August 24 - 7 pm - Free
Photography Opening: Daniel Molina
Casa de la Cuidad
Porfirio Diáz & Morelos
Friday, August 24 - 7 pm - $30 pesos
Movie: Sangre de Mi Sangre (Portugal, 2011)
Teatro Macedonio Alcalá
Independencia & 5 de Mayo
Saturday, August 25 - 6 pm - Free
Demonstration about conservation are restauration of textiles
Textile Museum
Hidalgo & Fiallo
Saturday, August 25 - 7:30 pm - Free
Music: Jazz Festival
Biblioteca Henestrosa at the Casa de la Cuidad
Porfirio Diáz & Morelos
Saturday, August 25 - 8 pm - Free
Art Opening: Rodrigo León
Galeria Casa Crespo
Crespo 114 (corner Morelos)
Monday, August 27 - 7 pm - Free
Movie: The Misfits
HUB Oaxaca
Cosijopii 203-A
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Monday, August 27 - 7 pm - $30 pesos
Movie: Bestiaire
Teatro Macedonio Alcalá
Independencia & 5 de Mayo
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Tuesday, August 28 - 7:30 pm - Free
Movie: Looking For Eric
La Jicara Librería
Porfirio Díaz #1105
Eric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis, receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona.
Tuesday, August 28 - 7 pm - $30 pesos
Documentary: Two Years at Sea (Great Britain, 2011)
Teatro Macedonio Alcalá
Independencia & 5 de Mayo
Wednesday, August 29 - 8 pm - $80 pesos
Theater Premiere: El Ostrakón
Teatro Juárez
Av. Juárez at LLano Park
A contemporary tragedy in thee acts by Kurt Hackbarth (author of "La [medio] diezmada" and directed by David Luciano Ruíz Durán. In Spanish - Brief Synopsis: "Orphaned at birth, young Gabriel is initiated into a hostile society, the dream of love and the reality of exile." Click here for more information
Wednesday, August 29 - 9:30 pm - Free
Movie: Faust
Café Central
Hidalgo 302
A version of the German legend in which a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge.
Thursday, August 30 - 7 pm - $300 pesos
Inauguration: Gastronomic Festival 2012
Plaza de la Danza
Morelos & Independeicia
Traditional cooking of the 8 Oaxacan regions. Purchase tickets at Fusion Travel ( Armenta y Lopez 104-1), Hotel Casa Oaxaca (García Vigil 407) or Galeria Quetzalli (Constitution 104)
Thursday, August 30 - 8 pm - $80 pesos
Theater: El Ostrakón
Teatro Juárez
Av. Juárez at LLano Park
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Friday, August 31 - 9 pm - $950 pesos
Gastronomic Festival 2012: 1st Dinner
Origen
Hidalgo 820-1
Box Office Info: for reservations call 951-501-1764
Chefs Guillermo González (Pangea/Monterrey) & Abdiel Cervantes (Montery). Five course dinner with paired wines, tip included
Friday, August 31 - 10 to 6 pm - Free
Expo and Sale of Textiles from Santo Tomás Jalieza
Textile Museum
Hidalgo & Fiallo
Saturday, September 01 - 12 noon - Free
Gastronomic Festival 2012: Barrio Festival
Jalatlaco
Tasting of food traditional to the barrio of Jalatlaco
Saturday, September 01 - 4 pm -
Gastronomic Festival 2012: Wine tasting
Bar of the Camino Real Hotel
5 de Mayo 300
Saturday, September 01 - 9 pm - $950 pesos
Gastronomic Festival 2012: 2nd Dinner
Casa Oaxaca
Constitución 104-4
Chefs: Elana Reygadas (Rosetta México/DF) & Enrique Olvera (Pujol/México DF). Five course diner with wine parings, tip included. Reserve at 516 8531
Saturday, September 01 - 10 to 6 pm - Free
Expo and Sale of Textiles from Santo Tomás Jalieza
Textile Museum
Hidalgo & Fiallo
Saturday, September 01 - 8 pm - $80 pesos
Theater: El Ostrakón
Teatro Juárez
Av. Juárez at LLano Park
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Sunday, September 02 - 2 pm - $650 pesos
Gastronomic Festival 2012: Yucatan Comida
Hotel Victoria
Carretera Internacional Km 545
Roberto Solis (Nectar/Mérida) & Luis Barocio (Local 3/Mérida). With wine, mezcal and beer, tip included. Reserve at (951) 502 0850.
Sunday, September 02 - 10 to 6 pm - Free
Expo and Sale of Textiles from Santo Tomás Jalieza
Textile Museum
Hidalgo & Fiallo
Sunday, September 02 - 6 pm - $80 pesos
Theater: El Ostrakón
Teatro Juárez
Av. Juárez at LLano Park
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Tuesday, September 04 - 9 pm - $950 pesos
Gastronomic Festival 2012: 3nd Dinner
Hotel Azul
Abasolo 313
Chefs: Roberto Solís (Nector/Mérida) & Adrián Nerrera (Fonda San Francisco/Monterrey). 5 course meal with paired wines, tip included. Reservations at (951) 501 0016
Wednesday, September 05 - 2 pm - $650 pesos
Gastronomic Festival 2012: Comida
Café Casa Oaxaca
Jazmines 518
Colonia Reforma
Chefs: Martha Zepeda (Tierra y Cielo/Chiapas) & José Ramón Castillo (Que bó/México, DF). With wine, mezcal and beer, tip included. Reservations at (951) 502 6017.
Wednesday, September 05 - 9 pm - $950 pesos
Gastronomic Festival 2012: 4th Dinner
Hotel Camino Real
5 de Mayo 300
Chefs: Edgar Nuñez (Sud 777/México DF) & Jorge Vallejo (Quintonil/México DF). 5 course meal with paired wines, tip included. Reservations at (951) 501 6100
Thursday, September 06 - 2 pm - $620 pesos
Gastronomic Festival 2012: Comida Oaxacalifornia
Casa Chata
Av. Juárez 909
Chefs: SAbina Bandera (La Guerrerense/Ensenada), Benito Molina (Corazón de Tierra/Ensenada) & Javier Plascencia (Misión 19/Tijuana). Tickets sold at ICO, Av. Juárez 909 - (951) 515 3404
Thursday, September 06 - 9 pm - $950 pesos
Gastronomic Festival 2012: 5th Dinner
El Vasco
Portal del Flores 10-A
Chefs: Juantxo Sánchez (Le basque/Cuernavaca) & Vincente Torres (Oca/México DF). 5 course meal with paired wines, tip included. Reservations at (951) 514 4755.
Friday, September 07 - 7 pm - Free
Gastronomic Festival 2012: Presentation of Book "Entre dinettes. Crónicas comilonas" by Martin Caparrós
San Pablo Cultural and Academic Center
Hidalgo 907 (Antiguo Callejón de San Pablo
Friday, September 07 - 9 pm - $950 pesos
Gastronomic Festival 2012: 6th Dinner
Pitiona
Allende 108
Chefs: Pablo San Román (DO/México DF) & Mario Espinosa (KUUK/Mérida). 5 course dinner with paired wines, tip included. Reserva at (951) 514 0690
Friday, September 07 - 9 pm - $950 pesos
Gastronomic Festival 2012: 7th Dinner
Hotel Hacienda Los Laureles
Av. Hidlago 21
San Felips del Agua
Chefs: Mónica Solis (Casa Colorado/Guanajuanto) & Ricardo Muños Zurita (Axul y Oro/México DF). 5 course meal with paired wines, tip included. Reservations at (951) 501 5300.
Saturday, September 08 - 9 pm - $950 pesos
Gastronomic Festival 2012: 8th Dinner
Catedral
García Vigil 10
Chefs: Sergio Camacho (Ambrosia/México DF) & Jair Téllez (Merotoro/México DF). 5 course dinner with paired wines, tip included. Reservationa at (951) 516 3285.
Saturday, September 08 - 9 pm - $950 pesos
Gastronomic Festival 2012: 9th Dinner
Hotel Casa Oaxaca
García Vigil 407
Chef: Ricardo Muñoz Zurita (Azul y Oro/México DF). 5 course dinner with paired wines, tip included. Reservations at (951) 514 4173
Saturday, September 08 - 9 pm - $950 pesos
Gastronomic Festival 2012: 9th Dinner
Hotel Casa Oaxaca
García Vigil 407
Chef: Ricardo Muñoz Zurita (Azul y Oro/México DF). 5 course dinner with paired wines, tip included. Reservations at (951) 514 4173
Sunday, September 09 - 2 pm - $650 pesos
Gastronomic Festival 2012: Closing Comida
Hotel Casa Oaxaca
García Vigil 407
Chefs: Mikel Alsons (Biko/México DF). Pablo San Román (DO/México DF), Juantxo Sánchez (Le Basque/Cuernavaca) & vincent Torres (Oca/México DF). With wine, mezcal and beer, tip included. Reservations at (9510 514 4173.
Sunday, October 28 - -
Daylight Savings time Ends in Mexico
Set your clocks back one hour.
Monday, November 05 - 9 to 5 pm - $8900 pesos
Two Week Workshop: Glass blowing/Mixed Media
Studio Xaquixe
Etla
Given by the Brothers de la Torre, Runs Monday thru Saturday. More information at salime[at]xaquixe
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