During the week of October 21 to 27, a cumulative hotel occupancy of 65.42 percent was recorded, prior to the Day of the Dead celebrations in the city of Oaxaca. This was reported in a statement by the Oaxaca Tourism Secretariat (Sectur), based on preliminary data from the DataTur monitoring program in 5 to 1 […]
The Day of the Dead will begin with a great parade in Oaxaca de Juárez
The Oaxaca de Juárez City Council, through the Secretariat for Tourism Development, is finalizing details for the Magna Comparsa 2024, an activity that marks the beginning of the Day of the Dead festivities in the Oaxacan capital. As part of the Oaxaca always lives, never dies events program, this cultural event will take place next […]
Triquis ask to meet with Sheinbaum; demand security in communities in Oaxaca
Members of the Triqui Unification and Struggle Movement (MULT) demanded this Monday an audience with the president, Claudia Sheinbaum, to promote dialogue tables that provide guarantees of justice and security in the face of the violence experienced in their communities, located in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, by denouncing that the Independent Triqui Unification and […]
Woman makes traditional bread for Xandú in Oaxaca
Jessica Marcos, originally from Oaxaca, seeks to keep the Xandú tradition alive by making artisanal bread that is placed on the offerings. Source: milenio
There are 429 disappearances in Oaxaca, between January and July 2024
There have been 429 disappearances in Oaxaca between January and July 2024, according to data from the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Oaxaca. The family of Judith Vianney Toledo Santos, a nurse who went missing on October 21, held a march this Sunday to demand that authorities locate her alive. Her mother accused […]
Roads in Oaxaca and Guerrero Cleared After Hurricane John: SICT
The Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications, and Transport (SICT) has reported that roads and highways in Oaxaca and Guerrero affected by Hurricane John are now completely cleared. In Guerrero, there were 433 incidents on the federal highway network and 7,590 on the state network, affecting nearly 4,000 kilometers. In Oaxaca, there were 300 incidents on the […]
More than 20 branches of the Monte de Piedad stop work in Oaxaca
At least 24 branches of the local government’s Monte de Piedad remain closed in Oaxaca due to protests by the entity’s workers for three days. The protesters demand the resignation of the head of the organization, Omar Julián Julián, whom they accuse of incurring in administrative irregularities and lack of attention to unionized workers. Led […]
City Hall invites you to participate in the traditional “2024 Costume Contest”
As part of the program of activities “Oaxaca always lives, never dies 2024”, the City Council of Oaxaca de Juárez through the Secretariat of Tourism Promotion invites the general public to register for the traditional “Costume Contest”. The activity, open and free of charge to the public, will take place next Thursday, October 31 at […]
Monte de Piedad headquarters in Oaxaca closes
Workers closed the Monte Piedad headquarters, located in the city of Oaxaca. The workers point out the director Omar Julián Julián for omission, who has not attended to requests for paperwork until reports of workplace harassment. This Friday was the second consecutive day that the workers closed the branch to ask for a negotiation table […]
The most fleeting delicacy of Oaxaca
In early June, before the start of the wet season, Oaxaca is abuzz with anticipation. The first rains are expected to wash away the fine dust that has accumulated during three months of drought and heat, and the aquifers will refill. Within days, the rolling hills of the Central Valley will turn from straw-colored to […]