Days of the Dead
Oct 28 - Nov 2, 2024
Learn Spanish and experience the Days of the Dead in the small village of San Andrés Huayapam, Oaxaca.
15 hours group classes (9am-12pm, M-F)
Max. 3 students per group.
Make the Altar de Muertos
A hands-on Muertos experience
Join the village's Comparsa party
Dance and celebrate like a local
Mole & Mezcal Lunch
Enjoy this Oaxacan favorite and hang out with teachers and students
Visit to the local cemetery
A quiet experience away from the crowds
Tamales, hot chocolate & Oaxacan coffee
Sample these delicious Oaxacan staples
Reservations
We will send you a confirmation email and payment details for your deposit (50%).
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FAQs
San Andrés Huayapam is a small traditional town that is only 25 minutes from Oaxaca City by car, and 35 minutes by bus.
Huayapam is a quiet place where you can breathe fresh air, go for a walk, and experience a small Mexican village. There are traditional Oaxacan food restaurants, small food stores, hiking trails in the mountains, a park with bike rentals, a pool and green areas; and a couple of places to have dinner and drinks in the afternoon and evenings.
- From the Oaxaca International Airport: it is best to take a yellow taxi cab to Huayapam; they are not readily available inside the airport, but you can text us when you arrive so we can send one to pick you up.
- From the ADO First Class Bus Station: you can take a yellow taxi cab; they are readily available at the bus station.
Yes, you can take a bus, taxi colectivo, or yellow taxi cab to San Andrés Huayapam.
The buses are white, and have a sign with the name of the village above the windshield. The colectivos are a dark red & white color with the name on the windshield too. The buses and taxis colectivos cost 15-20 pesos. A yellow taxi cab costs around 150-200 pesos.
You can see in the following map that, close to downtown Oaxaca, along the main highway called "Periférico", there are quite a number of bus/taxi colectivo stops, some of which are marked with dark pink circles along the pink route:
When you get to Huayapam, you get off the bus or taxi colectivo at the bus stop behind the village's yellow church:
From the bus stop you can easily walk to our school:
Yes, if you want to get away from the tourist crowds, to avoid hearing/speaking English, and if you won't miss the amenities of a city, we highly recommend staying in Huayapam!
There is a hotel with a pool and there are also quite a few options for houses, apartments, rooms and cabins registered on Airbnb.
Yes, you can rent a car at the airport. It's a good option if you're staying in Huayapam and want to visit Oaxaca City frequently, or other interesting villages.
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