Oaxaca's Guelaguetza Festival

A Guelaguetza Celebration in Cuilapan

The Guelaguetza festival takes place in Oaxaca every year in July. Besides the main event, which is held in the Guelaguetza Auditorium in Oaxaca City, there are smaller, traditional celebrations held in villages outside of Oaxaca City.

Here are some photos of a Guelaguetza celebration that took place in the village of Cuilapan.

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The Guelaguetza	Entrance to the Guelaguetza	The Chinas Oaxaqueñas	Throwing limes to the crowd
The Mixteca dancers enter the stage	The Mixtec Delegation	The Delegation from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec	A couple from Tehuantepec
Throwing mangoes	Guelaguetza Dancers	Guelaguetza Dancers	Applause for the couple