As we’re traversing the state of Oaxaca, one famous spot to visit is Hievre el Agua.

On the way there it seemed that literally everyone in the region was producing mezcal – a liquor made from agave – from the big ranch plantation to the smallest shack!

Hievre el Agua is a series of petrified waterfalls overlooking a green valley and with natural infinity pools. Quite splendid! (It did remind us of the Saturnia falls in Italy)

We spent the night in Mitla and woke up super early to « beat the crowd ».

Clever plan, except that the way to get there is to take a « collectivo » which by definition means we have to wait for the crowd to come and fill the collectivo! Being the first ones there we just sat at the bus stop for an hour and a half 😅

It seemed like we were the only ones doing the hike down the valley, most people just take pictures by the pools and leave. It’s a beautiful walk uncovering many caves and rock formations.

We were initially doubtful about swimming in the pools, but after the walk we needed to freshen up, and we also found that there where public showers to cleanup after the bath. So we jumped in 🙂

Later the same evening we picked our bags and took a small bus back to Oaxaca city to continue our journey east with a 12 hours night bus ride to our next stop: San Cristobal de Las Casas.