At this moment, it is snowing in Pittsboro, North Carolina, and it is cold outside. Tonight it will be 27 degrees. Brrrr.
On the other hand, in Oaxaca de Juarez today it will reach a balmy 82 degrees Fahrenheit and drop to 47 degrees Fahrenheit — great sleeping weather. It should be a beautiful Christmas season — as usual. A good time to head south. For those of you who are already there on winter vacation or plan to be there in the next week, here are some recommendations for what to do and see in the city and in the village of Teotitlan del Valle. Have a festive holiday season! Feliz Navidad.
Christmas In Oaxaca, Mexico: Feliz Navidad
At this moment, it is snowing in Pittsboro, North Carolina, and it is cold outside. Tonight it will be 27 degrees. Brrrr.
On the other hand, in Oaxaca de Juarez today it will reach a balmy 82 degrees Fahrenheit and drop to 47 degrees Fahrenheit — great sleeping weather. It should be a beautiful Christmas season — as usual. A good time to head south. For those of you who are already there on winter vacation or plan to be there in the next week, here are some recommendations for what to do and see in the city and in the village of Teotitlan del Valle. Have a festive holiday season! Feliz Navidad.
The article, “Christmas Vacation in Oaxaca, Mexico; Feliz Navidad,” with accompanying photos that I just published for Suite 101 includes tips and descriptions for the following:
December 23: La Noche de los Rabanos
Christmas Eve: Calendulas, posadas, y misas (processions and masses)
Christmas Day: Blessing of the Buses
New Year’s Eve Festivities in the City
Las Cuevitas in Teotitlan del Valle, January 2, 2011
Fiesta of the Three Kings, January 6