Historic sites
Oaxaca City and Monte Albán
Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca
Oaxaca is a colonial city famous for its food, including seven moles, mezcal and markets.
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Natural features
Punta Cometa, Mazunte
Santa María Tonameca, Oaxaca
A rocky headland at the western end of Mazunte beach, on the Oaxaca coast, and the southernmost point of Oaxaca.
Attractions
Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga, Mazunte
Santa María Tonameca, Oaxaca
Mexico's national sea turtle centre, in a village that was once a turtle-hunting town until hunting was banned in 1990.
Natural features
La Ventanilla lagoon, Oaxaca
Santa María Tonameca, Oaxaca
A community-run ecotourism project a few kilometres from Mazunte, where local guides paddle you in canoes through a mangrove lagoon to see crocodiles…