by Ron Mader Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca – Planeta.com is organizing its most ambitious, innovative social web workshop March 19-22 titled All Travel is Local (Todos Viajes Son Locales). The workshop will contribute toward the movement toward local travel in all its forms — conscious travel, indigenous travel, cultural travel, eco travel, responsible travel — using [...]

by Ron Mader Happy 2013! Here are free calendars for downloading and printing. Tip: For those interested in learning how to make the most of the social web and who are interested in responsible, conscious ecotourism, check out the All Travel is Local Workshop in Oaxaca de Juárez, March 18-22.

Bring your boots! Ruck, Maul, Mezcal: Oaxaca Hosts Rugby Tournament in November. Details developing on the Oaxaca Wiki Flickr Ruck, Maul, Mezcal: Oaxaca Hosts Rugby Tournament in November #oaxacatoday, originally uploaded by planeta.  

by Ron Mader Oaxaca de Juárez, México – This week is the 40th anniversary celebration of the Sánchez Pascuas Market. Check out today’s music video from the state’s police band. Of course I am biased, but Oaxaca is a great place to celebrate the Fiestas Patrias!

by Ron Mader The Guelaguetza is one of Mexico’s most important festivals. The ‘big days’ are two Mondays in late July when the regional dances are performed in the ginormous auditorio, but the atmosphere that pervades Oaxaca is a celebration that transcends the marathon performance. Today is the octava and the conclusion of the best Guelaguetza season in years. [...]

by Ron Mader Can anyone translate ‘zozobra’ in English?

by Ron Mader Let me recycle something I recently wrote on Lonely Planet. Here’s a curious stat: There are 16 baseball teams in Mexico all of which have Facebook pages. There are 32 states in Mexico (including Mexico City not technically a state but let’s throw it in) and of these entities only 6 or [...]