Oaxaca

:Oaxaca is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city. This article is about the state. For the city, see: Oaxaca, Oaxaca. Oaxaca is also a type of cheese.

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The Mexican state of Oaxaca is in the south west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Oaxaca borders the states of Guerrero to the west, Puebla to the north west, Veracruz to the north, and Chiapas to the east. To the south Oaxaca fronts the Pacific Ocean.

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Oaxaca has an area of 95,364 km?; it is the fifth largest state in the Republic. In 2003 it had an estimated population of 3,597,700 people.

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The state is located in the mountains and valleys of the Sierra Madre del Sur range.

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Oaxaca is the historic home of the Zapotec and Mixtec peoples. Mexico's most famous leader, President Benito Ju?rez, came from the Oaxacan village of San Pablo Guelatao. Other famous oaxacans include Francisco Toledo, Mar?a Sabina, J. Alberto Canseco D?az and many other writers, artists and politicians.

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Oaxaca, Oaxaca: :Oaxaca is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city. This article is about the city. For the state, see: state of Oaxaca....

Cheese: Cheese is a solid food made from the curdled milk of various mammals—most commonly cows but sometimes goats, sheep, or buffalo. Rennet is often used to induce coagulation in the milk, although some cheeses are curdled with acids such as vinegar or lemon juice, or with extracts of various speci...

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