Oaxaca Cycling Tour

Bicycle the Zapotec and Mixtec route for the Bicycle Adventure Club

• Arrival to Oaxaca and depart to your hotel. This wonderful city is located in the center of the central district of the State that is placed in the southern part of the country. Oaxaca, the historic home of the Zapotec and Mixtec peoples, contains more speakers of indigenous languages than any other Mexican state.

• Cycle from Oaxaca to Montealban archeological site. Monte Albán is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The site is located on a low mountainous range rising above the plain in the central section of the Valley of Oaxaca where the latter's northern Etla, eastern Tlacolula, and southern ZimatlánOcotlán (or Valle Grande) branches meet. The present-day state capital Oaxaca City is located approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Monte Albán. Visit the site and then bike towards Atzompa town where you can see the production of green clay handcrafts. After visiting the market and stores bike back to Oaxaca. 26 kms biking. In the afternoon city tour including visiting the santo Domingo church which is located next to the Santo Domingo Ex-Convent and Cultural Center. The exterior faces a large esplanade planted with row upon row of an unusual desert succulent, around and through which area run wide walkways. It is located on the corner of Alcalá and Cinco de Mayo Streets in Oaxaca City. Seat of the Dominican Order in Oaxaca since the 16th century, the Temple and ex-convent of Santo Domingo form a stately and imposing complex of amazing beauty and interest.. Enjoy the day of the dead in Oaxaca. In all of Mexico, The Day of the Dead was once a very important religious holiday. Over the years this holiday has been replaced by more commercial rituals. However traditional observances of Day of the Dead are still respected in Southern Mexico, where indigenous customs and traditions are still very much alive. In Oaxaca City, the mixing of Pre-Hispanic and Catholic cultural and religious traditions make for a colorful and magical occasion.

• Biking to San Antonio Arrazola ( town where many wood handcrafts are produce. Amaze yourself at the hand made art produce in this town. Follow biking to Cuilapam where an impressive cgurch can be seen. Follow your bicycle to Zaachila where an interesting market can be enjoyed. Finally visit the town of San Bartolo Coyotepec where the famous Oaxaca black pottery is produce. After this town bike back to Oaxaca.

• Bicycle towards El Tule tree (This is a huge tree located in the church grounds in the town center of Santa María del Tule, approximately 9 km east the city of Oaxaca on the road to Mitla. It is a Montezuma Cypress (Taxodium mucronatum), or Ahuehuete in the Nahuatl language). Follow biking to Teotitlan del Valle where many rugs are produced and sold. Follow your bicycling to Mitla town and check in your hotel. Visit the archeological site which is located in the town of San Pablo Villa de Mitla. It is famous for its pre-Columbian Mesoamerican buildings. Overnight in Mitla.

• Bike towards Hierve el Agua petrified waterfalls in the mountains. Enjoy this unique attraction an dthen follow to Xaaga to see prehistoric murals in the mountains also. Bicycle back to Mitla.

• Cycle back towards Oaxaca stopping in Tlacolula quaint town to enjoy the unique market. Arrival and Overnight in Francia hotel.

• Cycle to Ixtlan town. After 17 kms there is a long ( 11 kms ) and steep climb to La Cumbre ( again van support will be provided for those of you who wanted ). After la Cumbre downhill section starts but then before Ixtlan there is another uphill. Finally arrive to Ecoturixtlan and enjoy staying in the cabins in the mountains. Today we will be passing along Guelatao town ( which is a small town where Benito Juarez was born. Benito Juarez is like the George Washington to the US ).

• Cycle back from Ixtlan to Oaxaca so first you will have a downhill but then steep uphill to then have again downhill  from. Again van support will be available. Arrival to Oaxaca and overnight in Francia hotel.

• Van transfer to airport for flights back.

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