guelaguetza

There are three bars, and once a week the hotel hosts a regional "guelaguetza" buffet.

Hotels & Accomodations In Oaxaca 2006

There are three bars, and once a week the hotel hosts a regional "guelaguetza" buffet.

Hotels & Accomodations In Oaxaca 2006

The origin of the Guelaguetza dances dates fro pre-Columbian traditions, and the word "guelaguetza" is originally Zapotec Indian which means an offering or gift.

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Zapotec society is organized around the guelaguetza system of mutual support.

Building a foundation to live in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca 2008

Zapotec society is organized around the guelaguetza system of mutual support.

Building a foundation to live in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca 2008

Zapotec society is organized around the guelaguetza system of mutual support.

Building a foundation to live in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca 2008

The Delicious Life: this ain't burritos - guelaguetza restaurant

this ain't burritos - guelaguetza restaurant 2005

In the true spirit of guelaguetza, the dancers at the end of their performance toss gifts, usually of fruits and vegetables, into the crowd.

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But it's the pageantry and the availability of a broad diversity of offerings that make such an event extraordinary … and you can have it all - a colorful folkloric troupe performing a guelaguetza to live music, an eight-piece dance band playing to both modern and traditional tastes, in addition to mariachis, marimbas and Andes-music-style troubadours, table arrangements of the most exotic of tropical flowers, a unique array of adornments for the hall, other regional customs geared to your particular celebration … and the list continues.

Affordable Oaxaca as a locale for any grand fiesta 2008

But it's the pageantry and the availability of a broad diversity of offerings that make such an event extraordinary … and you can have it all - a colorful folkloric troupe performing a guelaguetza to live music, an eight-piece dance band playing to both modern and traditional tastes, in addition to mariachis, marimbas and Andes-music-style troubadours, table arrangements of the most exotic of tropical flowers, a unique array of adornments for the hall, other regional customs geared to your particular celebration … and the list continues.

Affordable Oaxaca as a locale for any grand fiesta 2008