Oaxaca mexico

Oaxaca mexico - Oaxaca is in southwest Mexico state It is bordered by the states of Guerrero to the west, Puebla to the northwest, Veracruz to the north, and Chiapas to the east. To the south, Oaxaca has a significant coastline on the Pacific Ocean.

Known for their cheese

Of the same name also known as quesillo and queso de hebra, is a white, semihard, low-fat cheese that originated in Mexico. similar to unaged Monterey Jack, but with a texture similar to mozzarella or string cheese.

People here do eat grasshoppers and chocolate.

Oaxaca mexico

Pronounced (oh a hack A / oh a hock A)

Like when your cat hacks up a furball
Or when your sick & hack / hock up phlegm on the street.

Its capital is Oaxaca de Juárez

The state is best known for its dark-skinned indigenous peoples and cultures. The most numerous and best known are the Zapotecs and the Mixtecs, but there are 16 that are officially recognized.

cultures have survived better than most others in México due to the state's rugged and isolating terrain.

Oaxaca is also one of the most biologically diverse states in Mexico, ranking in the top three, along with Chiapas and Veracruz, for numbers of reptiles, amphibians, mammals and plants