Oaxaca Is A City of Beauty & History

GE McKerrihan
6 min readJun 8, 2022

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Mural on the side of a building of a hummingbird with its beak pointed at a power transformer.
“Wrong Juice, Hummingbird” — Image by Author

This image is a perfect illustration of all things Oaxaca. The mural is a thing of beauty and rich with history. Mexican elders say the Hummingbird guided the Aztec’s to the Valley of Mexico.

Hummingbird also represents strength, in life’s struggle to elevate consciousness, to follow your dreams. That is a powerful…

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GE McKerrihan

I’ve been using the camera for nearly 50 years. I write about Photography, Art, Travel, and Life. Top Writer in Photography, Art, Creativity, and Inspiration.