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Oaxaca City

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Oaxaca de Juarez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Oaxaca, the most populous municipality in Oaxaca, and the fourth most densely populated municipality in Oaxaca, only being less densely populated than San Jacinto Amilpas, Santa Lucia del Camino, and Santa Cruz Amilpas. It is in the Centro District in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortin, extending to the banks of the Atoyac River.

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Things to do in Oaxaca City

Hierve el Agua 2.5 hours, Mitla, Tule, Rugs and Mezcal for a Day · 11 h · from $69.03 · 4.9/5 (1,557 reviews)
Monte Alban Guided Half Day Tour · 4 h · from $29.63 · 4.8/5 (1,066 reviews)
Hierve el Agua Guided Full Day Tour in Oaxaca · 11 h · from $32.05 · 4.7/5 (175 reviews)
Hierve el Agua, Tule Tree, Mitla and Mezcal Distillery Tour · 12 h · from $60 · 4.7/5 (1,181 reviews)
Private Tour: Monte Albán, Hierve el Agua, Teotitlán and Mezcal · 8 h · from $282.16 · 4.9/5 (219 reviews)
The Mezcal Journey · 6 h · from $98.62 · 4.9/5 (304 reviews)

All experiences in Oaxaca City

Practical facts

Local time: UTC-6 · Same time as Costa Rica
Region: Oaxaca
Main language: Spanish
On the map: 17.07° N, 96.73° W

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