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Santa Caterina Ixtepeji

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Zapoteca: People of the Clouds

This 4000 acre nature reserve offers great hiking, through pine,oak,and shadowed spruce. Ice-cold crystal springs,waterfalls,and spectacular views pop up at every turn. You can camp or rent a comfortable cabaña for about $10 per person.
This is an innovative communal project that could do with some tourist support. The hikes are really outstanding and it gives you a great opportunity to learn about Zapotec community life. In the early morning clouds people emerge from the mists like ghosts and the fresh smell of wood fires and coffee along the roadside is quite memorable.
A request for a fresh trout lunch led me on a wild four hour drive to Nuevo Zoquiapan.Outstanding ruined church in Viejo Zoquiapan on the hill. Ask along the road from Santa Catarina for the trout farm. Wood-smoked fresh trout wrapped in banana leaf, and home-brewed mescal made for a superb outing.

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Zapotec Weavings

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Smoked Trout in Banana Leaf

How To Get Here:
About 40 minutes drive from Oaxaca City on Rte 175.
Taxi: Call Sr. Pablo Garcia at (01)-51-130-79.
Cell: 044-951-557-58-28
Excellent and reliable driver. Reasonable Rates.

To Contact the Office at La Cumbre Santa Catarina Ixtepeji call:
(01) 951-516-7898

WebPages:

www.planeta.com/ecotravel/mexico/oaxaca/ixtepeji.html

www.mountainvoices.org/mexico.asp

www.bootsnall.com/namericatravelguides/oct00oaxaca.shtml