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The Best Attractions In San Andres Huayapam

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San Andrés Huayapam is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 14.03 km². It is part of the Centro District in the Valles Centrales region. Huayapam makes up part of the IV Federal Electoral District of Oaxaca. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 4,508. The municipality includes part of the Benito Juárez National Park.
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The Best Attractions In San Andres Huayapam

  • 2. Mitla San Pablo Villa De Mitla
    Mitla is the second most important archeological site in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico, and the most important of the Zapotec culture. The site is located 44 km from the city of Oaxaca. in the upper end of the Tlacolula Valley, one of the three that form the Central Valleys Region of the state. The archeological site is within the modern municipality of San Pablo Villa de Mitla. While Monte Albán was most important as the political center, Mitla was the main religious center. The name Mitla is derived from the Nahuatl name Mictlán, which was the place of the dead or underworld. Its Zapotec name is Lyobaa, which means “place of rest.” The name Mictlán was Hispanicized to Mitla by the Spanish. However, what makes Mitla unique among Mesoamerican sites is the elaborate and intricate mos...
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  • 3. Tule Tree Santa Maria Del Tule
    El Árbol del Tule is a tree located in the church grounds in the town center of Santa María del Tule in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, approximately 9 km east of the city of Oaxaca on the road to Mitla. It is a Montezuma cypress , or ahuehuete . It has the stoutest trunk of any tree in the world. In 2001, it was placed on a UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites.
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  • 6. Porfirio Gutierrez Teotitlan Del Valle
    Porfirio Gutierrez is a Mexican artisan and advocate specializing in the weaving traditions of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. He comes from a long line of traditional Zapotec weavers, and the family still is dedicated to this art. Although Gutierrez grew up with the craft and worked looms starting at age 12; at age 18, he went to work in the United States, staying for ten years. Upon returning to Oaxaca, he rediscovered his heritage and the importance of weaving and has since worked to create and promote the making of wool rugs using traditional materials and techniques. In particular he promotes the use of natural dyes, in which his sister Juana specializes. Gutierrez divides his time between Oaxaca and California, not only to sell his family’s wares but also to speak and research about w...
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