The Oaxaca in the Heart of México Multimedia CD-Rom is a complete Tourist Guide about the state of Oaxaca. It offers detailed information about more than 350 different Natural & Cultural Attractions, as well as Travel Tips, Maps, Recipees, and more.
Among other things, the CD-Rom contains:
All the information and audio is in both English and Spanish, on the same CD-ROM
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"Fabulous! You gave us great ideas for our personal photography. It is far better than any guidebook!" -- Sharon Johnson, User Comments, March 12, 2000
"Great. All-inclusive with incredible photography, wonderful music and important travel facts. A must for anyone planning a trip there." -- Lynn Hall, User Comments, March 20, 2000
"Unlike a lot of guides this multimedia CD reflects the positive feelings that its authors' have for their state." -- Al Stevens, OurMexico.com, May, 2000
"Fantastic CD. We enjoy it every minute we use it. It gives us lots of ideas for our trip to Oaxaca in August and can recommend it to everyone who's planning a trip to this beautiful city." -- Jacques and Anita van der Spek, User Comments, July, 2000
--Comments submitted through the WebUnlike a lot of guides, which seem to be written in a somewhat distant, slightly formulaic manner, this multimedia CD reflects the positive feelings that its uthors' have for their state.
According to Mixtec tradition, a healthy individual is someone who is happy, at peace, willing to work and to eat. Their eyes are luminous, and they live harmoniously with their family, neighbors or authorities. Any individual can attain such a healthy state. The hard part is to do it away from Oaxaca, its valleys, its beaches, its marketplaces, its fiestas, its different languages, its mysteries, and its light.
Oaxaca in the Heart of Mexico, is a Multimedia CD that captures this attitude.
I'm actually not a fan of multimedia CD's, so when my copy of Oaxaca arrived in December, I let it sit on a shelf for several weeks before I popped it into my laptop. After a couple of clicks, I found myself in the photo gallery, mesmerized by Vittorio D'Onofri's black-and-white images of The Day of the Dead, A Zapotec Wedding, Palm Sunday and Chinanteco Carnival. The images of people participating in local events important to them draw you in and provide glimpses of the many cultures that makes Oaxaca such a special place.
It took over an hour before I was ready to leave the photo gallery and move on, but, for the most part, I found visiting other parts of the CD as pleasant. The calendar of events not only provides a detailed description of various festivals, but includes useful travel information and color photos that bring them alive. Descriptions of archeological zones, museums, eco-tourism sites, natural attractions and Oaxacan handicrafts were equally engaging.
Unlike a lot of guidebooks, which seem to be written in a somewhat distant, slightly formulaic manner, Oaxaca reflects the positive feelings that its authors' have for their state. Descriptions often take the form of suggestions about how to best experience an event or a place: "We recommend visiting Monte Albán at sunset, when the rocks acquire a reddish color, clouds accelerate their crossing over the mountains, and the echo produced by the disposition of the old temples increases in gravity."
Another area that the CD highlights is the importance of indigenous groups in Oaxaca. From the CD: "In the state of Oaxaca, at least half the population still speaks an indigenous dialect. This large population establishes, not only one of their main distinctive features, but its identity and its most outstanding wealth. Thanks to this, Mexico still possesses the possibility of preserving one of the largest, untouched indigenous cultures in the Mesoamerican world." The CD itself provides a flavor of this culture and provides information that will help anyone plan to visit Oaxaca to experience its culture directly.
By Al Stevens, astevens@ourmexico.com
--Al Stevens, OurMexico.com, May, 2000
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent CD ROM,
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This review is from: Oaxaca in the Heart of Mexico (English and Spanish Edition) (CD-ROM)
This is probably the most brilliant CD-ROM I've ever seen for a travel destination. The Spanish to English translation is incredibly good (the translation team must have been geniuses), and what a well designed product.
Highly recommend this one.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A rare gem under tourism/informational regional guides.,
By K.R. Knoester (The Hague Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Oaxaca in the Heart of Mexico (English and Spanish Edition) (CD-ROM)
It is important to note that rarely is the enthusiasm and devotion that goes into a work/project so clearly translated into a vibrant and engaging experience for the novice. A common pitfall is that the end product tends to struggle under its own weight and over-arching ambitions, whether the intentions are honest or not. This is not the case with "Oaxaca in the Heart of Mexico". Its author and those who contributed to its articulation at every stage of the creative and productive process have managed to not only show the multi-faceted aspect of Oaxaca, but also enliven the whole interactive experience using a whole array of devices which do not hinder but accentuate the affection and fondness with which the whole project has been encapsulated. It is this contagious tendency which leaves some traces of sub-conscious emotive residual on those who explore this CD-rom, and which will remain until evoked once again in the pysical context of Oaxaca itself. For that is where this touristic opus leads one in the end, and the location the author himself would like others to see for themselves. One could not ask for a better introduction than the one that Antonio Ruiz Zwollo and his team have presented here.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
oaxaca feels alive,
By A Customer
This review is from: Oaxaca in the Heart of Mexico (English and Spanish Edition) (CD-ROM)
Of course I haven't been able to look at all that this CDrom contains, but I have enjoyed part of the music, part of the gallery of portraits, part of the maps from the Archives of India and almost part of everything.It is technically excellent and full of information for everyone who wants to travel to Oaxaca or wants information about this wonderful part of Mexico. Oliver Sacks with his Oaxaca Journal will enjoy going back through this CD. Congratulations Martin Ruiz Camino
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