Oaxaca Safety and Day of the Dead: Come or Cancel?
I’m hearing about people thinking of canceling their Day of the Dead trips to Oaxaca this year. Someone said they were afraid of the Zika virus. I haven’t heard of any cases being reported here. Fear is powerful. I returned to Oaxaca five days ago. It was an easy flight from Orange County, California (SNA) to Mexico […]
Oaxaca in Recovery? Let’s Hope So.
Mexico has a long tradition of taking her issues to the streets. Protest is an acceptable way of airing grievances here. Many of you have heard or been reading about the teacher’s union demonstrations and blockades over the last month that this week became a flare-up of tragic consequences as federal police and demonstrators confronted […]
Travel Day (and Night) to Oaxaca, Mexico
You might think that a short post about taking an airplane to Oaxaca belongs in a Tweet or Facebook post. Federal elections will be held this Sunday, June 7, and this is wrecking havoc in Oaxaca. The Oaxaca airport was closed yesterday and news from friends there on the ground is that it is closed […]