Oaxaca after the riots
Tagged: cocktail, Oaxaca, police, protest, restaurantPosted on: December 9th, 2007
The last time I was in Oaxaca, I was frantically trying to improvise a gas mask. The city was a war zone: anti-government protesters packing spray paint, rocks and Molotov cocktails; police in riot gear tossing canisters of black tear gas into the crowd.
My eyes stinging, I raced past the burned-out shell of a bus. Thick smoke filled the air, but there was just enough of a clearing to allow me a glimpse of El Catedral restaurant. It looked so enticing: a serene courtyard, white tablecloths and glass wine goblets with the distinctive Mexican blue rim. But the door was locked.
I kept running.
Fast-forward one year and I’m finally inside El Catedral, and in a city that feels much different.”*
Curation from Tomás
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