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Oaxaca zocalo

...other areas are very tranquil.

Pictures: One of the country's prettiest towns, Oaxaca central plaza, the zocalo; cobbled streets; Day of the Dead kid's festival in the zocalo.

Traditional Mexican towns enfold around ancient central plazas, otherwise known as zocalo, where locals have always gathered in the shady colonnades or under the trees, and kids escape from their mothers; if there is a civic event that's where it will probably start and consequently that's where any savvy traveller should stay if affordable or head for the first evening if not.
Oaxaca's zocalo is typically historic, tranquil and attractive yet informative and the perfect place to see Day of the Dead festivities start.
Veracruz's well-known zocalo, on the other hand, is generally more lively and boisterous while Mexico City's Alameda is a fine retreat for families and romantics in spite of its dark past when heretics were burnt there.

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