Oaxaca

Hola from Oaxaca :) We arrived in Oaxaca yesterday afternoon and spent the day roaming the streets. We visited the open markets which were filled with cow intestines and chicken legs. Oh so yummy. Today the whole group took a tour to Santa Maria Tule, Teotetlan Del Valley, Hierve El Agua, and finally we visited the Mescal Factory. At Santa Maria Tule we saw the largest tree trunk there is in the world. The name of the tree is called the Sabano and it is over 2000 years old. The thickness of this tree was 58 mts and the diameter is 14.05 mts, it is a massive tree. After visiting this world record tree trunk we went to Teotetlan del Valley were we learned about weaving. This communities source of income comes from weaving tapestries and they have it down to a science. They use natural resources to die the wool and then by hand weave these beautiful tapestries. The people in this village start to learn how to weave at 7 years old and make it look so easy. From there we went to Hierve del Agua where we saw this rock that looked like a waterfall but was actually just a rock wall that has been covered by salt and other minerals to make it look like a waterfall. On our way back into Oaxaca we stopped at a Mescal factory and learned how agave (tequila) was made. Smells like a beer factory but taste like tequila. They had all kinds of different forms from straight up tequila to a mocha liquor tequila plus many other flavors. Overall the day was very fun and interesting. We have just one more day here where we will visit some more ruins and then we will be off.