Hierve el Agua and a lot of Mezcal
Trip to Hierve el Agua
On our last day in Oaxaca we wanted to see Hierve el Agua, a place which is famous for its “petrified” waterfall (which is not really petrified, but as the water is oversaturated with minerals, calcification makes it look like that).
After we found out that it is almost impossible to go to this place by public transport, we decided to join a touristic tour (which we usually avoid) but luckily our group turned out really cool and we met some friendly people from Australia, Columbia, and the US. After two hours of driving we reached Hierve el Agua and went on a walk with a local guide. He invited us to join him on a “little hike” which turned out to be a real climb which made us lucky not to have chosen our FlipFlops as shoes for the day. Hierve el Agua also has some natural pools where we went for a swim which was a really cool experience.
During our bus ride the guide of the tour offered us some Mezcal, a local liquor made from agaves (similar as tequila). We wanted to try Mezcal anyway during our time in Oaxaca, so we tasted one. In Mexico City, a local Uber driver told us that you can drink a maximum of three Mezcals until it gets really bad, so as she offered a second one we thought it won’t be any problem. What we did not taken into account was that the touristic tour also included a visit in a Mezcal Distillery. The guide in the Distillery was very proud to show us all his different types of Mezcal and invited us to taste all of them. Well, in total that was a lot more than the three Mezcal the Uber driver told us about. But luckily we safely arrived in Oaxaca again and enjoyed the last evening at the Zócalo which is decorated by lots of lights.
