General
Information
Oaxaca,
the name of the state as well as it’s capitol
city comes from the Nahuatl word HUAXYACAC which
means “in the nose of the guajes”, (edible pods
that grow on guaje trees) because of the abundance
of guajes that were growing there.
Oaxaca is located in the southeastern region
of Mexico, to the north it shares borders with
the states of Puebla and Veracruz, the south
lies the Pacific coast, to the east the state
of Chiapas and to the west the state of Guerrero.
Oaxaca, at 95,364 square kilometers, is the
fifth largest Mexican state. Sixteen ethnic
groups share this mountainous state with peaks
as high as 3,000 meters.
Be it via plane, train or highway, the city
of Oaxaca is well communicated with the rest
of the Republic and the world.
By plane: Oaxaca has an International airport,
which receives scheduled and chartered flights
from the rest of Mexico and all over the world.
First and second class buses arrive in Oaxaca
daily from Mexico City, Puebla, Tehuantepec,
Juchitan, Puerto Angel, Puerto Escondido, the
Huatulco Bays, Veracruz and Chiapas among many
more.
The train arrives from Mexico city, Puebla and
Tehuacán. So, it is fair to say that it is really
easy to arrive in Oaxaca, and it is easier to
stay.
The City of Oaxaca and the Central Valleys are
a unique experience in the evolution of human
society. Nowhere else in the world can one visit
and come to know a place with more than 10,000
years of uninterrupted evolution and history.
What can be seen , today in this corner of Mexico,
is the human expression of many centuries and
a present full of traditions and hopes. Because
of its cultural, historical and natural heritage
as well as the services and facilities it offers,
Oaxaca has become one of the most popular vacation
destinations for national and international
tourists.
The average annual temperature is 22º C, with
sunny days and cool afternoons which make walking
its streets and gazing at its beautiful architecture
a real pleasure.
