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porfinOaxaca: Hierve Agua
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Monday, December 3, 2007. Photo notes: beautiful mountain views on the road to Hierve, detail of one of the channels with spring water, the pool, and the "petrified waterfall". Video at the bottom with the bubbling spring. These ancient springs at the top of a bluff have been used since about 2,400 years ago. Posted by late 50's. Some of those photos of Hierve El Agua are among the best I've ever seen. The first one is now my desktop wallpaper. February 7, 2009 at 5:32 PM. At home in North Carolina.
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porfinOaxaca: November 2007
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007. Children dancing, children playing. I love these pictures of children, one child that was part of a group of dancers and another that was happily playing under a tree. Posted by late 50's. Costena comes to Oaxaca, beautiful dancers. Posted by late 50's. Costena comes to Oaxaca.carnival. Posted by late 50's. I have read that Oaxacan chocolate is distinctive and delicious but was not sure whether to believe, but after trying lots of samples, I am convinced that it is some of t...
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porfinOaxaca: Ixtlan lizards
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Thursday, May 22, 2008. Had to wait a long time for these guys to come out. Anyone know what kind these are? Posted by late 50's. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). At home in North Carolina.
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porfinOaxaca: Monte Alban
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Sunday, December 16, 2007. I suppose that everyone that comes to Oaxaca goes to Monte Alban. And despite my disklike. Of doing what "everyone" does, the ruins at Monte Alban. Are unique and impressive for many reasons. The site is so spacious that it is possible to absorb many visitors without marring the atmosphere.The site is located on a low mountainous range rising above the valley of Oaxaca and can be seen from many other important pre. Flourished as the capital of the Zapotecs. Posted by late 50's.
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porfinOaxaca: May 2008
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Thursday, May 22, 2008. Had to wait a long time for these guys to come out. Anyone know what kind these are? Posted by late 50's. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). At home in North Carolina.
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porfinOaxaca: fiesta in San Martin
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Friday, December 7, 2007. Fiesta in San Martin. Photo notes: lots of fun, adorable angels, beautiful ladies, dancing big heads (if you look closely at the dancing big heads, you can see that these are children from the size of the feet). Short video clips at the bottom. Tilcajete fiesta at a wood carver's home and village. Everyone there was so warm and wonderful to us, it was clear that was a very important day for the family and indeed the whole town. Later, in the 1960's the Oaxaca carvers began makin...
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porfinOaxaca: October 2007
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007. Getting ready for the DOD. Remember you can view the photos much larger. And more beautiful) if you click on them. Everyone is getting ready to greet the deaparted for their brief visit here with their loved ones. You can tell by the photos what flowers are favored, the marigolds were also favored by the Zapotecs and Atzecs as well as other groups for the celebrations (and fear) of the dead. Guess I will have to buy a bottle of his favorite brand of tequila (Don Julio? Here i...
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porfinOaxaca: Mitla....
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Sunday, December 2, 2007. P hoto notes: the first two pictures are of the church built over and from the original temple, you can see parts of the designs to the left of the first church photo). Of cut stone, amazing. N 1494 the Aztecs conquered Mitla and sacked the city. Later the Spanish took over followed their common practice building a new church on top of the of the former temple, scavenging the temple for building materials. Posted by late 50's. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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porfinOaxaca: just walking around town
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Thursday, December 20, 2007. Just walking around town. Posted by late 50's. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). At home in North Carolina. Just walking around town. Fiesta in San Martin. Agave . maugey. Rubias in las montanas (blondes in the mountains)j.