Zapo trekkin

Wow, a veritable borgasmord of info on Wahacca.
Thanks.

Without digging up my old notes for place names, towns within an hour or two of Oaxaca Central specialize in green pottery, or in red pottery, or the beautiful black pottery, or in weaving, or those wonderful, weird Oaxaca wooden figurines. All have artisans displaying their skills. And don't forget the dozens of roadside stalls selling Oaxaca mezcal. The tree, El Tule, is worth seeing. There's a small church adjacent to the tree, where a wedding was taking place when we were there. The couple were fairly elderly, as were most of the guests. They came out of the church led by one of those charming, off-key small-town Mexico bands....a tuba, a trumpet, a saxophone, a drum ....... priceless!
In Oaxaca, we stayed at the budget, funky, Casa Arnel, recommended by Lonely Planet....an easy 10 or 15 minute walk from Centro.