Oaxaca

In Mexico’s Oaxaca region, muxe — born men but present and express themselves as women — are a centuries-old tradition.
The Gender Revolution|Daniel Malloy|March 21, 2021|Ozy
To bring Oaxaca to the world has been my mission and what keeps me going.
The Stars of Netflix’s ‘Waffles + Mochi’ Make the New Show a Delightful Watch|Jenny G. Zhang|March 19, 2021|Eater
One artist, Edgardo Aragón from Oaxaca, tries to capture that in an exhibition at the Laurel Gitlen Gallery.
Mexico’s Dark Past and Present|William O’Connor|June 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She lives in the same house as Pixel, our Italian Greyhound, who is something of a celebrity in Oaxaca.
In Praise of the Mexican Hairless Dog|Noah Kristula-Green|February 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Here the state extends to the borders of Guerrero and Oaxaca.
Mexico|Charles Reginald Enock
That valley of Oaxaca has just as much right to be called a valley as our Alleghanies would have to be called bottoms.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various
Six specimens from Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, have cranial crests that are lower than those in specimens from Guatemala.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman
In the humid forests of southern Veracruz, northern Oaxaca, and Chiapas members of both groups occur sympatrically.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman
The lizards here referred to A. nebuloides have been taken only in pine-oak forest on the mountain slopes near Oaxaca City.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman

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Oaxaca

/ (wəˈhɑːkə, Spanish oaˈxaka) /

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a state of S Mexico, on the Pacific: includes most of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec; inhabited chiefly by Indians. Capital: Oaxaca de Juárez. Pop: 3 432 180 (2000). Area: 95 363 sq km (36 820 sq miles)

a city in S Mexico, capital of Oaxaca state: founded in 1486 by the Aztecs and conquered by Spain in 1521. Pop: 483 000 (2005 est)Official name: Oaxaca de Juárez (de ˈxwarɛθ)

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