I am packing up, getting ready for another trip to Mexico, which reminded me, I was just there about a month ago, and I discovered one of my new favorite places: Oaxaca! Incredibly it was my first visit ever, but it really was amazing. These are some images from my trip. First, the market in Tlacolula…

Vendors making the staple Oaxaca drink Tejate, made of maize and cacao:

The market is divided into sections, the bread section:

The meat section:

After you buy your food at the market, you can cook it right then and there at the comales provided:

The live poultry section:

My niece Gaia modeling the apron she bought at the market

The most DELICIOUS LUNCH EVER provided by some local women, squash flower quesadillas anyone?

Making Tejate by hand, the cacao and maize are mixed with ice water until the cacao turns into a doughy texture:

Photos taken inside a local church:

The city of Oaxaca on a Sunday night: