Cerro del Fortín

Oaxaca City


Oaxaca’s sentinel hill with stairs, statues, a park and – of course – views makes a robust early-morning run or walk. It starts on Calle Crespo at the bottom of the Escaleras del Fortín, a wide stairway busy every morning with exercising locals. Duck under the muraled underpass at the top and you’ll be at the foot of the Auditorio Guelaguetza, beside which stands a noble statue of Benito Juárez admiring a fine view of the city that helped shape him.

Further up, a road leads to a planetarium, a space observatory and, beyond that, a Christian cross. The upper reaches of the hill are best avoided at dusk and after dark.


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