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Where in the world is [wah-háh-kah]?
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It’s 500 years behind the times • four hours away by plane from New York, Chicago or San Francisco, and only two hours from Houston • 35 minutes from the beach of Huatulco • 300 miles southeast from Mexico City •
It’s the birthplace of Benito Juárez • the home of Zapotec culture • the center of Mexican contemporary arts and traditional crafts • the culinary capital of Mexico • the same latitude as Bangkok • It’s in the hearts of those who visit • It’s the soul of Mexico
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Oaxaca is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city.
The city of Oaxaca is located in the Oaxaca Valley in the Sierra Madre del Sur Mountains, at 17°05'N 96°45'W and an altitude of about 1550 m (5000 feet).
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SATELLITE MAP OF OAXACA CENTRAL VALLEYS: Archeological sites and craft villages. 