Claudio Contreras Koob

The village of Santa Catarina Minas, a 25-mile drive south from the city of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico, doesn’t look like much. There is among its dusty streets a small church, a snack bar, a convenience store and, to the casual traveler, apparently little else. But this former center of gold and silver mining has become a pilgrimage site for spirit fanatics, sometimes called the “cradle of mezcal,” known for producing some of the most celebrated agave distillates in Mexico.

Ecoturismo y aventura © En Cancún es posible el buceo con mantarrayas y observar rayas águila, una de las especies más bellas del mundo. Es una experiencia increíble del caribe mexicano. Tours Cancún Adventure Tours Cancún Tours Iorni, vive experiencias locales únicas Cancún Tours Olympus Tours Cancún El buceo con mantarrayas es uno de los muchos atractivos que ofrece Cancún.

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