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Thursday, June 16, 2016

A Walk Around Centro Histórico de Oaxaca de Juárez...

A lazy evening after a busy day of meetings and what better way than to explore Oaxaca by foot...


The streets of Oaxaca are full of graffiti and this one calls the police a pig!
Oaxaca has been a bit of unrest for a few weeks now, I am told. The city has been facing sit-in protests by local teachers at Oaxaca's main city square, the Zócalo. The teachers have been protesting education reform proposed by the administration of President Enrique Peña Nieto. Oaxaca has emerged as a flashpoint and threatening the inflow of tourists into Oaxaca, which is the mainstay of the local economy. It is also expected that the Guelaguetza, which is an annual indigenous cultural event held in Oaxaca, may also be disrupted...


Walking along the cobbled streets of Oaxaca, but staying clear of the Zócalo...


Some more graffiti...


This is "traffic" by Oaxacan standards...


The blue house...
Incidentally, the official residence of the Korean President is called the "Blue House"...


Walking towards the Santo Domingo de Guzmán...



Unlike Mexico City, Oaxaca is a pretty safe city. And besides me, there were quite few tourists and local families roaming around, enjoying the evening...


A heritage hotel - Parador Santo Domingo de Guzmán...


A bust dedicated to Álvaro Carrillo Alarcón, a popular Mexican music composer and songwriter. Alarcón was of Mestizo and Afro-Mexican descent and was born in San Juan Cacahuatepec, Oaxaca in 1919. He wrote over 300 boleros (Latin songs). His hits included Amor mío, Sabor a mí, Como se lleva un lunar, El andariego, Luz de luna, Sabrá Dios, Seguiré mi viaje and La mentira...



A bicycle incorporated in the building as street art. This kind of street art reminds me of Georgtown in Penang...



I quite liked the illumination here...


Another Beetle...



The church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán...


The church is also called Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán and that was a bit surprising, but I was subsequently told that there was an indigenous temple located at this site, which was torn down. The natives however, in deference to their religious site that once stood here call the church a temple...


Construction on the  Santo Domingo de Guzmán began in 1575, and was constructed over a period of 200 years...


Locals chilling around the  Santo Domingo de Guzmán...



Walking back to have some dinner...


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