Well, Montezuma finally exacted his revenge. While I started feeling ill before boarding the bus in San Cristóbal, I didn’t receive the full impact until after I arrived in Oaxaca. This left me with only one full day to really explore the city. I was most impressed by the ethnobotanical gardens next to the Santo Domingo temple.
The region occupied by the Oaxacan state has a very rich cultural and agricultural history. It’s considered the “cradle of corn”, and home to at least 16 indigenous groups, of which the Zapotecs and Mixtecs are the largest and best known for their traditional and very colorful artwork.
