Oaxaca and the search for the city of the Dead

Carved stone facade detail from La Soledad church

Oaxaca is still under political unrest.

New toys

Old toys

One aspect that is constant in Oaxaca, after my second visit, is their use of color. Oaxaca uses a chroma that only makes sense when one is in the place. I saw women from all social strata wearing their huipiles (blouses) proudly but that doesn't happen in metropolitan cities through out Mexico.