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Amazing Street Art in Jalatlaco Oaxaca - Mexico

Posted: ​February 17, 2021

Discovering some of the best Street Art in Mexico: Jalatlaco - Oaxaca.
Oaxaca Street Art in Barrio de Jalatlaco
​I stayed a month in Oaxaca, at the Andaina Hostel. I had made some short walks in the hills around town. I had backpacked Monte Alban, visited the Arbol del Tule and the archaeological site of Mitla.

Barrio de Jalatlaco is the cultural neighbourhood in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca - Mexico.

​The buildings, on cute and mostly cobbled streets are festooned with amazing street art. 
Oaxaca Street Art in Barrio de Jalatlaco
Entrance to Barrio de Jalatlaco on Calle Zárate in Oaxaca:
Barrio De Jalatlaco
The Cafeteria La Casa de las Calaveras on the corner of Calle de Ignacio Aldama and Calle de Hidalgo is the most decorated of all:
Oaxaca Street Art in Barrio de Jalatlaco
The theme for a lot of the street art is the Day of the Dead or Dia de Los Muertos celebrated across Mexico and the rest of Latin America on November 1 and 2.

It is the day when family and friends gather to pray and remember the dead.
Oaxaca Street Art in Barrio de Jalatlaco
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
More street art found on the streets of Calle de Hidalgo and Calle del 5 de Mayo:
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
And a couple of cute doors in the Barrio de Jalatlaco:
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
Street Art Barrio De Jalatlaco Oaxaca
On the opposite corner to the The Cafeteria La Casa de las Calaveras is the 17th Century ​Temple of San Matías Jalatlaco:
Templo de San Matías Jalatlaco
Barrio de Jalatlaco is about 2 km from the centre of the historical district of Oaxaca City. It's an easy walk.
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