Shelora, I was very interested in your post on Capilla and your post on Sierra Juarez. My wife and I are traveling to Oaxaca next week. Can you give me a little more information regarding the two restaurants? In particular, would you recommend going to Capilla on a normal day? That is, not as part of a group, but simply to visit the restaurant? That brings up a more basic question, is the restaurant open to the public, or do they only cater to groups? Rancho Benito Juarez: Clearly, Sunday is the day to go, but do you think it would be worth going on another day if we cant make it on Sunday? And further, if you had to choose (recognizing, it would be best to go to both) between Tlamanelli and Ranco Benito Juarez, is there one you would choose over the other? Should we make any prior arrangements or can we just show up. Last, do you think we could drive there ourselves? At the moment, we are planning to rent a car, but are not finally decided on that. Any other updated thoughts you have on Oaxaca and the surrounds would be great. I have looked through the old posts, including the Oaxaca dedicated posts, and have some ideas, but the more the better. My wife and I are very excited. She is half Guate (and that half is half Mayan) so we are also looking forward to "comparing" the indigenous culture in Oaxaca, with that in Guatemala. We are also bringing our seven month old son, so that we can begin exposing him to his Mayan roots (or more realistically, begin exposing ourselves, so that we can expose him later). Look forward to your thoughts.
