Oaxaca Market

The overnight bus was not as comfy as we had hoped and we arrived sore and tired this morning. Luckily we were able to check in to our hotel very early and after breakfast caught up on some sleep before exploring Oaxaca. First stop, the Benito Juarez mercado. Always my favorite spots in town this one did not disappoint with all of the sights and smells, some great and others not so.

I saw the grasshopper ladies and after a sample bought a small bag of these deep fried and spiced insects... pretty tasty but I couldn't get much interest from the rest of the gang.

There is a month long celebration here called Guelaguetza and so the center of town is full of folks. We wandered through vendors to the Santo Domingo de Guzman temple for a quick peek inside and some sanctuary (isn't there a story of vendors and temples?). Afterward we got a bite to eat before the parade but by the time we finished up it was too late to find any good vantage points. It sounded like an excellent parade and we caught glimpses of some reworks on pole, spinning parks into the crowd and also some taller puppets but didn't stick around too long.