Escabeche always conjures thoughts of travel to me as it’s more commonly used throughout the Spanish speaking world. The technique of cooking meat or fish then marinating it in an acidic mixture along with…

Just north of the Centro Historico you’ll find Oaxaca’s oldest neighborhood – Xochimilco. It has all the historical charm and as many (if not more!) graphic murals than in nearby Jalatlaco so is definitely…

Although merely a few blocks east of Oaxaca’s centro, the Jalatlaco neighborhood somehow feels like it’s own little world, full of exquisite vignettes at every turn. One of the oldest neighborhoods in Oaxaca, it…

As impossible as it is to enumerate the thousands of bites and sights worth your while in Oaxaca, this second part of my list of recommendations is purely based on geography to help you…

There are times when you just know you’re going to fall in love with a city way before getting there and Oaxaca was definitely the case for me. I had booked a five-week stay…