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Oaxaca

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Oaxaca city (1990 pop. 212,818), capital of Oaxaca state, S Mexico. The city is officially called Oaxaca de Juárez. Situated in a valley encircled by low mountains, Oaxaca is a commercial and tourist center with gardens and many examples of colonial church architecture. The church and monastery of Santo Domingo de Guzmán is a national monument. Oaxaca is noted for hand-wrought gold and silver filigree, pottery, and sarapes that rank among the finest in Mexico. The city has two museums that feature pre-Hispanic art and a contemporary art museum, and the ancient Zapotec capital... Read more
Oaxaca
Oaxaca Pronunciation: wah-HAH-kah. Origin of state name: The name...The guaje tree is common throughout the state. Capital: Oaxaca de Ju á rez (wah-HAH-kah deh HWAH-rehs), named for...AM = noon Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). 1 Location and Size Oaxaca is located on the southern coast of Mexico. It is the ... Read more
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , state (1990 pop. 3,019,560), 36,375 sq mi (94,211 sq km), S Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean and its arm, the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Oaxaca is the capital. The northern part of the state is dominated by the Sierra de Oaxaca; there are deep tortuous valleys in the south and broad, open semiarid valleys... Read more

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