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fiestas, and grasshoppers. Yes, they<br />
eat the grasshoppers! The airport<br />
is a short cab ride away. No car is<br />
needed if you can walk reasonably<br />
well. The city has lovely walking<br />
Guanajuato<br />
streets and your hotel can organize<br />
tours to outlying craft villages and<br />
archeological ruins. The largest of<br />
these ruins is Monte Albán, high<br />
on a hill just six miles west of the<br />
city. (You will have a great view of<br />
this complex when landing at the<br />
airport.) Monte Albán was the heart<br />
of the Zapotec society from around<br />
500 B.C. to approximately 750 A.D.<br />
The Centro Historico is where<br />
action can be found day and night.<br />
There are 27 churches, the most<br />
ornate of which is Iglesia de Santo<br />
Domingo de Guzmán built in the late<br />
1500s. The main town square is lined<br />
with many fine restaurants where one<br />
can dine while listening to musicians,<br />
watching families play and native<br />
craftsman sell their wares. Find out<br />
more: http://www.mexperience.com/<br />
guide/colonial/oaxaca.php.<br />
56 AMERICAN BONANZA SOCIETY MAY 2013
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