Oaxaca: At Night

What struck me more than anything about Oaxaca was that it is a people town. It’s the kind of place where people go out at night or during the day if they don’t have to work that day, and enjoy the beautiful weather, the cafes, the parks, the music, the parades and whatever is happening that day.  The street, Macedonia Alcala is a pedestrian walk that runs from the Zocalo north for six blocks. The walk starts at the Santo Domingo Church on the North end and ends at the south end of the Zocalo. While I was there the next street east, 5 de Mayo, was being redone as a pedestrian walk. There are also a number of side streets around the Santo Domingo Church that were closed to traffic. The net effect is to create a large area where people can gather, walk and enjoy being social without traffic.  Here people are king, not their machines. With the winter weather dry and in the 80’s during the day and cool in the 50’s during the night, the word ideal comes to mind.