OAXACA, Mexico – Gone are Oaxaca's familiar nighttime sounds of tinkling marimba music and vendors hawking chocolate or traditional fried grasshoppers, replaced by gunfire, the roar of burning tires ...

The best way to get around Oaxaca is on foot, especially if you're sticking to the tourist areas in downtown Oaxaca. To travel farther afield, buses or taxis are fairly affordable ways of getting ...

Oaxaca was the first place in Mexico to which I traveled with my family, 30 years ago, and the place to which I returned most recently, with husband, our grown son, our Mexican daughter-in-law and ...

During the five years I lived in Oaxaca, in the last building on a dead-end cobblestone street, I marked time by the paleta man. I would wake up early in the morning and work until I heard that ...

You open your mouth expecting a light and delicate oozing to spill out of the soft, warm, perfectly enclosed corn tortilla, but the exact opposite happens. First, there's a crunch followed by a wave ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

For Marrufo, a camera is a must-have, something to capture “the beautiful colors and trees all around,” and a notebook to capture what the camera cannot. “The inspiration will be everywhere,” she says ...

This year, magazine Travel + Leisure asked its readers to vote for the 25 best cities to visit, and unsurprisingly, the #1 city is Oaxaca. Moreover, besides being the best city to visit in the world ...

Oaxaca de Juárez is a vibrant city where ancient Zapotec traditions meet contemporary creativity. Travelers often come for the rich cuisine—think mole, tlayudas, and smoky mezcal—but it's the warmth ...