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Join us a traditional mezcal producing community in the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca in celebrating Day of the Dead by saying farewell to the visiting souls and doing a tamal crawl, sampling tamales at various homes.

• Personalized guide and translation service by a native English speaker

• Comfortable transportation round trip from Oaxaca city (2 hour each way)

• Quick breakfast of antojitos, little local snacks at our favorite roadside comedor

• Visit to graveyard and bid farewell to the souls

• Visit to a traditional mezcal palenque, learning about the process and history of the mezcal of the region directly from the producing family (copper distillation)

• Tasting of traditional mezcal made on site

• A chance to purchase mezcal directly from the producers (price not included), our help packing it for travel

• Tasting of tamales from the homes of cocineras tradicionales, the preferred food to serve guests during the celebration and visits to family altars

• Drinking water and light snacks

• Donation to future community youth center