In solidarity with the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca, or APPO, I want to bring attention to their plight in Oaxaca. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, this Guardian article is a decent place to start. I traveled to Oaxaca in the summer of 2005, and I can share some [...]
Andy Bohlmann over at Sand Creek Sports (based in Colorado Springs, CO) is organizing a guided mountain bike tour of Oaxaca, Mexico this September. The state of Oaxaca extends from Mexico’s southern-most Pacifc coastline (where Puerto Escondido is known as the Mexican Pipeline, drawing surfers from around the world) to the peaks of the Sierra [...]
Cafés make me happy. Or, maybe just café makes me happy. Either way, I know what I like, and I have an easy time falling in love with cafés when I visit other places. But I’m having a hard time finding one to love in my own hometown. I’m not so sure it’s a “grass [...]
Phillip BarronThe Herald Sun August 11th, 2005 OAXACA, MEXICO — After asking at a taller de bicicletas (a bike shop) whether I could rent a bike, a mecanico leads me across the street to Pedro Martinez. Sr. Martinez is a former Olympic mountain biker who rents bikes and leads tours in Oaxaca, Mexico. (Bicicletas Pedro [...]
Bicimundo — on calle Aladama, I bought some bright blue fixed-gear hubs here. The west end of calle Aldama seems to be the focus of the biking community. Pedro Martinez — Pedro, a mountain biker who once rode for the Mexican Olympic team, rents bikes and guides tours in the mountains around Oaxaca. His shop [...]