Unión de Palenqueros de Oaxaca

Oaxaca City


This hole-in-the-wall place is the outlet for a group of small-scale mezcal producers from Santiago Matatlán. It has decent and very well-priced reposado, pechuga and smoky añejo varieties.


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0.16 MILES

The second exhibition space of leading commercial gallery Galería Quetzalli.

2. Jardín Etnobotánico

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8. Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca

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