"September 23, 2010 - ""Tiacolula Market""<br /> <br /> This market draws thousands of people every Sunday.  I got so many beautiful and colorful shots from this market that I could have daily posts for a month.  In order to avoid that temptation, here's a gallery with some of my favorites from being there on September 12 - <br /> <br />  <a href=""http://www.dakotacowboyphotography.com/Travel/Oaxaca-Mexico-2010/Tiacolula-Market/13879066_iL4b3#1018058275_jKPzX"">http://www.dakotacowboyphotography.com/Travel/Oaxaca-Mexico-2010/Tiacolula-Market/13879066_iL4b3#1018058275_jKPzX</a><br /> <br /> ""The big gate bordering the church grounds leads you to the Tlacolula market. One of Oaxaca's biggest and oldest, the Tlacolula's market draws tens of thousands from all over the Valley of Oaxaca every Sunday.<br /> Wander around and soak it all in—the diverse crowd of buyers and sellers, and the equally manifold galaxy of merchandise. How about a hand-hewn yoke for your oxen, or a new stone mano and metate for your kitchen? If not, perhaps some live (or ground) chapulines (grasshoppers), maybe a live turkey for dinner tomorrow, or a hunk of sugarcane to chew on while you stroll?<br /> <br /> The Zapotec people who founded Tlacolula (pop. 15,000, 24 miles/38 km east from Oaxaca City) around A.D. 1250 called it Guichiibaa (Place Between Heaven and Earth). Besides its beloved church and chapel and famous Sunday market, Tlacolula is also renowned for mescal, an alcoholic beverage distilled from the fermented hearts of maguey.""<br /> <br /> September 22, 2010 -  <a href=""http://www.moon.com/destinations/oaxaca/oaxaca-valley/east-textile-route/tlacolula/tlacolula-market"">http://www.moon.com/destinations/oaxaca/oaxaca-valley/east-textile-route/tlacolula/tlacolula-market</a>"
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