Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Oaxaca


The Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca is one of the 31states of Mexico, located in the southern part of the country, west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Oaxaca borders the states of Guerrero to the west, Puebla to the northwest,Veracruz to the north,Veracruz to the east, and thePacific Ocean in the south. Oaxaca is the historic home of the Zapotec and Mixtec peoples, and contains more speakers of indigenous languages than any other Mexican state.The state is named for its Largest city . With an area of 95,364 km² Oaxaca is the fifth largest state in the Republic. According to the 2005 census it had a population of 3,506,821 inhabitants.Notable Oaxacans include President Benito Juarez , born in the Oaxacan village of San Pablo Guelatao , as well as Rufino Tamayo , Porfiriop Diaz , Jose Vasconcelos , Francisco Toledo , Maria Sabia , J. Alberto Canseco Díaz, Major League Baseball player Vinicio Castilla, Bundesliga player Ricardo Osorio, chemical engineerMarco Rito Palomares , Anarchist revolutionary Ricardo Flores Magon and many other writers, artists and politicians.

I went to see my grand parents and my 3 cousins. There food is great and there is lots of people and kids. The kids play in the streets.


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