Arzenta and I decided to take a trekking tour to Sierra Norte. We met a Spanish guy Victor at the tourism office. We planned to trek Sierra Norte together on the following day. That afternoon, we visited village Atzompa for its pottery. At the Mercado de Artesanias, I bought several pieces of small work for an excellent price.
We started 2 days trekking in Sierra Norte at Cuajimoloyas at which we met and joined two Italian guys and their tour guide. Pueblos Mancomunados (Commonwealth of Villages) cooperate in an excellent ecotourism program that offers a network of more than 100km of scenic trails. We took the most popular and scenic Latuvi-Lachatao route. We hiked about 6 hours to Latuvi on the first day. Woke up in the chilly morning, I witnessed the well known think cloud forests. We trekked through the cloud forests with hanging mosses, lush leafy vegetation and bright colored mushrooms to Lachatao. From Lachatao, we took a shared taxi to Ixtlan where we took another taxi to another village Capulalpam for some " indigenous cleansings and heali
ngs". Arzanta got her 30 minutes Limpia (cleansing).My last a few days at Oaxaca was spent at Monte Alban and central city. Magnificent Monte Alban records Zapotecs history in an even larger magnitude than Teotituacan. Last day at Oaxaca City involves strolling around Zocalo, Iglesia de Santo Domingo, Museo de las culturas de Oaxaca and a few local markets. Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca is very impressive for its gorgeous and unique architecture as well as its rich collection. At Oaxaca, I had Mezcal
shot. Regional filling, cheap and tasty Tlayudas are indeed delicious.My 2 weeks trip to Mexico ended at Oaxaca. I rode 6 hours bus back to Mexico city and caught an evening flight back to California. Until I got on board the returning flight, I had been amazed how smoothly the trip went. It could have been even more rewarding if I had been able to communicate with locals in Spanish. Maybe next trip?
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