Oaxaca de Juárez Trip Overview
The Mixe region is a new tourist destination that preserves its traditions and spirituality better than any other region in Oaxaca.
In this experience you will have the opportunity to experience the authentic lifestyle of the Mixe culture, full of rituals and closeness to nature.
You will be greeted by very friendly characters who will tell you their life stories.
You will taste ancestral dishes and drinks made with top quality ingredients. What’s more
With your visit you support the development of the Mixe Nation Tourist Union as well as the conservation of our forests and local culture.
Additional Info
Duration: 10 to 11 hours
Starts: Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico
The Mixe region is a new tourist destination that preserves its traditions and spirituality better than any other region in Oaxaca.
In this experience you will have the opportunity to experience the authentic lifestyle of the Mixe culture, full of rituals and closeness to nature.
You will be greeted by very friendly characters who will tell you their life stories.
You will taste ancestral dishes and drinks made with top quality ingredients. What’s more
With your visit you support the development of the Mixe Nation Tourist Union as well as the conservation of our forests and local culture.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ayutla Mixes, Oax., Mexico
Upon arrival in Ayutla, we will visit a traditional cook who will prepare a “Machucado”, a ritual dish made with corn, which brings together Ayutla families once a year to ask that hunger not reach their homes.
While we eat, our hostess will tell us more stories about this gastronomic ritual and about daily life in this community of the Sierra Mixe.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Tamazulapam del Espíritu Santo, Oaxaca, Mexico
On our way to see the pulque producers we will pass through this community famous for jealously guarding their rituals.
Stop At: Santa María Tlahuitoltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
In the second part of our tour we will visit the house of a family that has been producing pulque for several generations.
We will make a walk to the place where the maguey is located, from which we will obtain the “mead” that is the base of pulque.
During the tour we will observe spectacular mountainous landscapes as well as beautiful pulquero maguey fields.
Back home we will taste more traditional food prepared by the family.
After lunch we will take the way back to the city of Oaxaca.
Duration: 3 hours
