Mezcal Route
The Roots of Oaxaca with the Flavor of Maguey
08:00 a.m. – Departure from Oaxaca
• Visit the Tule Tree, a millenary Montezuma cypress over 2,000 years old and one of the largest in the world.
• Tour of the Church of Santa María de la Asunción, featuring colonial architecture.
• Tasting of regional ice creams and empanadas at the local market.
Public restrooms, parking, local guides, coffee shops, carved wooden crafts.
10:00 a.m.
• Tour of wool rug workshops dyed with cochineal.
• Demonstration of the traditional weaving process on a pedal loom.
• Visit to the Temple of the Precious Blood of Christ and viewpoint of the valley.
Handicraft shops, coffee shops, restrooms, parking, community guides.
12:00 p.m.
• Visit to the Temple of Santa María de la Asunción, featuring its famous chapel of the Lord of Tlacolula.
• Tour of the traditional market (especially if it’s Sunday): barbacoa, tlayudas, cazuela bread, and artisanal mezcal.
Restaurants, market, restrooms, ATMs, mezcal and handicraft sales.
1:30 p.m.
• Visit to the Mitla Archaeological Site, Zapotec city of the dead, renowned for its carved stone fretwork.
• Tour of pedal loom embroidery workshops.
Archaeological site, certified guides, restaurants, restrooms, parking, souvenir shops.
5:30 p.m.
• Visit to a traditional or artisanal mezcal distillery (e.g., Mezcal Benevá, El Rey de Matatlán, Mal de Amor).
• Explanation of the production process: planting, harvesting, roasting, fermentation, and distillation.
• Tasting of mezcals made from espadín, tobalá, and tepeztate agave.
• Meal at the local restaurant Mal de Amor.
Mezcal shops, restrooms, parking, guides, and souvenir sales.
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