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Discover Oaxaca through History and Urban Mythology | 2 hours 30 minutes

21 Reviews | Oaxaca City
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Italian, Spanish
  • Vintage map
  • Mezcal shot/Minimum age allowed is only 18 years old
  • Ice cream

Overview

The tour is named The Historical Compass (Brújula histórica) after the configuration of Oaxaca's city center, full of churches located on the cardinal points, these are decisive places for the urban layout strictly connected to the city religious, political and mystical life over the centuries. We will be visiting buildings, streets and neighbourhoods where celebrations, wars, encounters and fascinating mysterious events have taken place. Walking through places embedded with legends and anecdotes belonging to tradition and popular culture of the city history. Digging into the city’s secrets we will focus also on relevant Oaxacan’s female characters and their actions as well as less known and less told stories from prehispanic and colonial periods. By the end of the tour you will have mapped the city in a historical way, eaten an ice cream and learned some new ways to taste mezcal.

Meeting points

The meeting point is right in front of the main entrance of the Templo de Santo Domingo. On Macedonio Alcalá Street.

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The final point is located 5 blocks from the Zócalo (the main square in the center).

Itinerary

  • Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzman

    We will see churches and buildings with art representative of the colonial era.

    25 minutes

  • C. de Manuel García Vigil 205

    Building that has had several uses in history and has a unique architectural style in the city.

    15 minutes

  • El Calvario 103

    street where a popular and paranormal legend of Oaxaca in the XIX century takes place

    10 minutes

  • Jardín Sócrates

    It is a small plaza, full of color and sometimes with musicians playing mexican songs and melodies. This place is full of traditional ice cream.

    30 minutes

  • Basilica de Nuestra Senora de la Soledad

    Basilica where there is a relic that is part of the legends of Oaxaca. We will see the architecture and art of the façade of the church.

    25 minutes

  • Zocalo

    We will stop at the zocalo to learn how the city was founded, how the previous moments were and what clues were left by the characters who did it in the layout of the city and its buildings.

    30 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Do this tour - it would enrich your experience of Oaxaca.

Published on May, 2024

Veronica was engaging, easy to be with and conducted a unique and interesting tour. Our stay in Oaxaca is enriched by the information she shared. The ice cream stop was a nice touch and we got a chance to chat and learn about Mezcal, restaurants, foods etc. Your stay in Oaxaca would definitely be enhanced if you do this tour.

So fun!

Published on May, 2024

Vero was very knowledgeable and a joy to be around. She was also very accommodating to our schedule which we appreciate. The tour was fun and we loved the folklore stories along with the history. Highly recommend!

Adorable, friendly guide who represents the city well

Published on Apr, 2024

We really enjoyed this. Our guide was adorable, enthusiastic and such a treat to meet. You'll see several churches and enjoy walking between them all.

Excellent guide

Published on Mar, 2024

Veronica was fantastic! Great storyteller, kept the tour engaging, she was very flexible with us. I would recommend this activity as a great way to get an overview of the city.

Fun, interesting, and informative!

Published on Mar, 2024

We were able to see many churches in the area, get an overall sense of the city design, and a hear a little urban mythology. I was introduced to a fantastic place I otherwise would not have known about near the western edge of centro.

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