Things to do in OAXACA Mexico! (2021) BEST hike in OAXACA - EPIC view!

hola buenos dias good morning from oaxaca right now we are heading out for our morning hike we try to do this at least three times a week sometimes when you're in the city for too long you just feel so cooped up so this is a way to get our bodies moving and feeling good in the morning it is such a beautiful hike there are a lot of steps but you really once you get past the subject you're just out in nature and it's so beautiful it's the best view of the city so stay tuned and come with us on this fun activity you might be out of breath though you know i do especially wearing needs so this is the beginning of the hike we're on the steps that go up to the auditorium when you're in oaxaca city and you look around you you'll see this big white like some people refer to it as a giant the giant diaper it looks like a diaper it does i don't care what anybody else says but it's the auditorium where they hold the galaga and it's the start of the hike a lot of people come here just to do the steps which is a great workout in itself but we're gonna take you up higher into nature let's go let's go this is literally for everyone there's kids there's adults there's senior citizens everyone does this it's a great place with some shade that you can come out and get some exercise and something really important to us is our safety and this is a very safe place to come you can come to the stairs anytime in the day we recommend if you're going to go on the nature walk to come in the early morning like starting six o'clock to maybe 10 o'clock because that's when there's a lot of people there you always want to be aware of your surroundings and safety is number one as you can see i'm a little out of breath already the first time we did this i was like oh i can run this like no big deal i totally forgot we're at an elevation of over a mile and i was not acclimated at all these past seven weeks we've definitely become a lot more acclimated and the hike has become a bit easier but still remember when you get here that the city is very high up so you are going to feel more winded than at sea level but don't get discouraged it's the policia they are here all the time too so you really are safe yeah it's really nice to know that there's police there's police on the steps there's police up at the auditorium there's even police on the nature hike that we do so you always feel protected on the right up here you can see this lovely little couple they make mamela's which is a local breakfast and he's squeezing fresh orange juice right now so if you have some treats after you work out reward yourself and then right above it that's the tunnel that goes under the highway and leads you up to the auditorium steps so come with us from a personal note it's really hard to make a video when you're out of breath and just walked up 200 steps so sorry that you have to listen to us huff and puff but hey i'm making this for you the tunnel we're entering is such a beautiful part of oaxaca like i can't tell you enough if you're here just check out this art it's freaking beautiful it's like you're in the sky this is the first view of oaxaca you can see the mist on the city it's a beautiful day some hawks flying above us and here's the auditorium we're gonna head up these left stairs which are gonna take us to the back of the auditorium and continue our hike still got a ways to go i was showing off for you one of the things about this hike is you really have to do it at your own pace we see people running up here riding bikes up here and it'll wear you right out the first time we came here i did the steps three times it's like 1600 steps up and down and i couldn't walk for like a week so take it easy especially at the start oh yeah i don't even know u-flex look at this view so this is the back of the auditorium you can see there's a road right here this leads up to the planetarium and the observatory but it's closed right now due to coven but you take this road to go to the nature hike let's go another way to tell you're going in the right direction is the cell phone tower it doesn't look very naturey but it's a great landmark we've heard that this hike is about six kilometers so maybe like four miles total from the bottom of the steps up to the top of the mountain and back down show off when you see the planetarium the road splits left to the planetarium and right to our hike you want to take the right and you want to take heidi with you because she is muscly and can protect you [Music] this is the beginning of the nature trail this place is called cerro delfortin which is a protected natural area it's so cool to find a place like this in the center of a city i love this they have little squirrel houses along the way the highways down there and as you can see that's the top of the auditorium so we are making our way up there's those cell phone towers for reference we got a ways to go hope you're ready when you get to the little totem pole see it kind of forks again left or right and left you want to go to the left one of the great things about this hike is that literally everyone can do it it's right on the side of the city so you don't have to take a taxi or a bus here it's super accessible um from our place it's just like a 10 minute walk to the steps and the people you're seeing out here are the locals they're riding their bikes they're walking their dogs they're just out for a walk oaxaca is awesome the view is incredible come to oaxaca woo up up up we go this hike really gives you perspective of how large the city is and an appreciation of the altitude yeah and for our lungs and for our lungs too it's one of my first favorite stops along the way i guess it's not our first stop but look at that view you talking to me and the view of the city is not so bad either so as you can see we've really started climbing now there's the auditorium down there and the cell phone towers the city is gorgeous i don't know if you can see that mist over the whole city but it comes down from the mountains every morning and burns off around 12. buenos dias big mistake we forgot a water bottle yeah i would definitely recommend bringing water on this hike it's not too difficult but it's super dry and we're at a high altitude and hydrating is always important hiking dance break oh yeah look at those moves hell yeah we're almost there i think maybe like five more minutes i don't know if you can hear that but what's that sound that's it's the gas man you can literally hear him everywhere if you haven't seen our what's that sound video it's a ton of fun i'll link it up above i don't know what kind of walker hiker you are but i enjoy going uphill more whereas adam i'm a downhill kind of guy it's just so easy for me i think it's because once i get my uh mass we'll call it it might once i get my mass moving it's easy to keep it going as we approach the top there's another fork in the road you want to take the left which takes you up to the actual top of the mountain this is my favorite part this turn you'll see a sign right ahead and i'm such a surprise the first time we did it and it made me feel so good it says to erase perfecto you are perfect yeah it's a nice little bit of encouragement [Music] oh yeah you guys are perfect just the way you are i'm just kidding thanks babe they repurposed tires and made them into planters look at this they made a little ladybug planter it's so damn cute we are in the final leg of this incredible journey it's the final countdown oh there she goes again great job thanks so much for coming along with us this is across the top of the mountain that's how you know you made it i know it's one of those cliches where they say it's not the destination it's the journey but this hike really is the the journey that is the best part yeah at the top you have the 360 panoramic but it's obscured by all these trees so as you're walking up really take in the view because it's it's the best here is the best view i've ever had in my entire life if you can see this right here that is monte elban we made a video of it last week we'll link it up above if you didn't see it it is such a special archaeological ruin here it's the most famous in oaxaca so we definitely recommend it check it out now comes my favorite part the down we're going to definitely bring you along on this we're going to take a different route down than we did up so you know just kind of keeps it mixed up you can go back the way you came it's not a problem either but we're going to show you a little trail that takes you through a little more nature so keep those laces tight i'm sure you've been seeing all of our food videos we've packed on a couple lb's and i can only imagine if we weren't doing this hike how many more there would be so if you want to keep the weight off here in oaxaca this is a good way to do it stay active yeah this is actually one of the more slippery spots like you can see you really just if you're not paying attention you could eat it you could eat it sort of like we do in all of our other videos like that i almost just ate it yeah pay attention i am to you you're beautiful so we're gonna show you some different views on the way down it's the northwest side of oaxaca i mean the mountains are so beautiful it looks like you can walk up to that tower over there i don't know if you can see it but over here on that hilltop is another cross so obviously people do walk over there and you can see the trails winding up the mountain check it out even nino's are walking this trail if he can do it you can do it honestly people are so friendly here like as we go up and as we go down people are running they're huffing and puffing and they always stop and they're like everyone says you know just like the way we found this trail we were standing there for about five minutes debating if it was something we should do and some guy ran up and was like it's beautiful you should go this way and then we started and we were a little lost which is why we're making this video so you don't get lost yeah and a guy with his dogs was like no don't go that way follow me i'll take you with my dogs and he walked up the mountain and we followed him so if you're looking for a friendly place to visit in mexico oaxaca is just i mean it's the top of my list even in the world just the most friendly people and of course you should always be wearing masks in public this trail when it's busy there's a lot of people on it so sometimes we'll pull it down when we're making the video when no one's around but when people are coming we always put it up out of respect for them and ourselves absolutely and it's totally your right whether you're going to choose to wear a mask or not but when you're in someone else's country you should respect their rules and their laws and their lives really you can do it you can do it i know how you feel that's how i feel on the way up we're on our way back the left here will take you back the way we came right up to the planetarium my right and down here on my right you're going to be going down a different route down the mountain which will take you through a little more in nature it's a little steeper so if you don't want to have a little more adventure go that way this is going to lead down to a outside gymnasium so after your walk if you want to hit the gym for a little bit and get a little more exercise in we recommend taking the left so we've come to another fork in the road you're going to want to go down to the left to continue down the mountain still getting in those beautiful views of the city and as you can see the auditorium is right there so we're almost back you're doing a great job so are you thanks remember support each other oh yeah slipping into sliding it's parkour baby i think we should name this angel trail because i'm hiking with an angel so we finished the hike congratulations um when you get to the end you'll see this fence opening and if you come through that it'll take you to the outside gymnasium which is really awesome we've noticed in a lot of other countries like in asia and mexico and south america that they offer these outside gyms so anybody can exercise for free which we think is super important let's see what we can do oh leg press feel that burn oh yeah baby is that for your obliques i don't know what it's working but it's fun 98 99 100. hey liar all right now that we're jacked we're going to show you the way back to the stairs and the auditorium hopefully get some snacks hey buddy it's a pretty big stick follow the leader buenos dias see just really nice people and really cute dogs and really cute dogs uh so we're back at the auditorium where the gala gets is held uh it's right where we started it has been such a great hike thank you so much for coming along i'm hoping that right down the steps here through that tunnel that lady still gonna be there selling the mamas and the fresh orange juice oh man it looks so good i'm so thirsty i could really go for it i'm so thirsty too i wish we brought water remember bring water on your hikes it's really important well let's go see if she's there they're still open yes looks like all the oranges have been squeezed in oaxaca [Music] you know i love to turn everything into a taco so let's fold this baby up and see how it is nice after hike treat it's an awesome after-high treat so we're at the end of our morning hike we just want to say thank you again so much for following us you guys are our biggest support and we wouldn't do this without you absolutely um if you are in oaxaca or you're planning to come to oaxaca we hope you take advantage of this video and hike up this mountain it is so stunning and you definitely can't miss it for the views and the exercise if you like this video as always please give us a big thumbs up and drop a comment we love hearing from you uh also hit that subscribe button right down here and if 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