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What you see today when you walk through the historic district of Oaxaca (wah-hah-kah) is largely the product of 3 centuries of colonial society. The city is famous for its green building stone and for its own particular style of colonial architecture—an adaptation to the frequent earthquakes that plagued the city in colonial times and still occasionally shake things up. Building walls and facades are thick and broad with heavy buttressing, colonnades are low and spaced closely, and bell towers are squat with wide bases. The impression is one of great mass and substantiality.
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Holiday Inn Express OAXACA-CENTRO HISTORICO
DIAZ QUINTAS #115 COL. CENTRO
Oaxaca De Juarez 68000 Map Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: 
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AttractionsBasílica de la Soledad
Independencia at Galeana
Oaxaca, Mexico Distance: 1.4 mi. (from destination center) Description: The Basílica is the religious center of Oaxaca, and its Virgin is the patroness of the... Read More Casa de Juárez
García Vigil 609
Oaxaca, Mexico Distance: 1.4 mi. (from destination center) Description: This modest museum occupies the house where Benito Juárez first lived when he came to the... Read More Catedral de Oaxaca
Fronting the Parque Alameda
Oaxaca, Mexico Distance: 1.4 mi. (from destination center) Description: The cathedral was built in 1553 and reconstructed in 1773. Its elaborate 18th-century baroque... Read More AirportsMajor Airports near Oaxaca
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Bathrooms: 2.5 Sleeps: 8
Amenities: Cable/Satellite TV, Pets OK, Smoking OK, Swimming Pool, TV
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Condo on the Beach, Huatulco, Mexico - Luxurious condo with spectacular view, serviced by Camino Real Zaashila Resort with daily maid service.
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Amenities: Air Conditioning, Balcony, CD Player, Cable/Satellite TV, Ceiling fans, DVD Player, Internet Access, Jacuzzi, Phone, Playground, Stereo, Swimming Pool, TV, VCR
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