Arbol del Tule

This tree has the largest base of any tree in the world. Legend has it that it is over 1400 years old. It is just outside of a church with a lovely garden around it.

outdoors

Getting there: 12 km east of Oaxaca; take a colectivo with the sign Tule on the windscreen from the bus stop at the main road east from the baseball stadium (Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos), next to McDonald's; the car fits 5 passengers, 2 people squeezing on the front seat.
Price: M$20 entrance fee; colectivo transport M$25 one way

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Oaxaca (city), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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