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CY-IWANDER BLOG is a weekly blog; a mash-up of the last few years. Stories from time spent living in Cuba, including info on where to dance in Havana including classes in casino, son, salsa, and cuban rumba.  Also tips on living in Xela, Guatemala and volunteering at Pop Wuj.  Finally, a great deal of information on Mexico and particularly of Oaxaca.

After returning back to Canada, this blog focuses more on local events in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal and the photographic work of Caroline Yung. 

Come by every Sunday afternoon for a new blog post!

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DIY BBQ at the Sunday Market in Tlacolula, Oaxaca - Mexico

DIY BBQ at the Sunday Market in Tlacolula, Oaxaca - Mexico

Mercados in Oaxaca - Eat your heart out!

Caroline Yung April 29, 2013

Beyond the large 20th de Noviembre Market in Oaxaca, here are two other must visit food markets:

Sunday market in Tlacolula (8 AM to 5 PM)

A the large Sunday market in Tlacolula vendors sell everything from household appliances to second hand clothing, with a great selection of fruit and vegetables significantly cheaper than in Oaxaca.  Most impressive however, is their bbq area.  The bbq meat section has two different rooms, each the size of a small school gym full of numbered butchers.  After carefully selecting your meat, head to the corresponding bbq to prepare it.   Several other ladies come by frequently to offer you tortillas, peppers, and onions to grill with your meal.  When everything is done, you escape from the noise and the smoke to bring your hot food to tables outside, where you can sit for free with the purchase of a fresh agua or refresco.

Tlacolula is 30 minutes outside of the city, easily reached by local bus (12 pesos) or collective (20 pesos) 

DIY bbq at the Talcolula Carniceria
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Tostada at the El Pachote Market, Oaxaca City  - Mexico

Tostada at the El Pachote Market, Oaxaca City  - Mexico

Organic Market, El Pachote (Open on Fridays and Saturday from 8 AM)

  • This market frequented mostly by ex-pats and wealthier Oaxacans offers a small selection of organic produce, cheese and deli.  It also has a delicious selection of prepared food - a nice change after a few weeks of typical mexican street food. 
  • Here you can find delicious green smoothies, and fresh aguas that are unsweetened (uncommon elsewhere), tostadas with herbed ricotta in addition to the traditional vegetable toppings, and one Korean- Italian couple own a store selling amazing baked breads and cookies (some of which are gluten-free), kim-bap, korean pancakes, etc.  And two weeks in a row, I finished off my lunch with the best mamey nieve I have ever had.
  • If you like some of the smaller farmer markets at home, or imagine Smorgasburg (in Brooklyn) without the hipsters (not sure if that is possible), you would love this!
Delicious baked good at El Pachote, Oaxaca CIty - Mexico

Delicious baked good at El Pachote, Oaxaca CIty - Mexico

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Caroline Yung is a free-lance photographer and blogger based in Canada.

She recently spent fifteen months beginning in 2013, traveling, living and dancing her way through Central America; from Cuba to Nicaragua and back again.

CY-IWANDER is a blog on travel and latin dance including Cuban rumba, casino, and salsa, as well as a photographic journey of time spent living in Latin America, with detailed information on the best spots to visit in Guatemala, Cuba and Mexico.  

 

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