… and danger!
Doorways propped up with 2x4s, yellow caution tape, and continuing aftershocks — this is one of the many buildings in Oaxaca that has me walking on the opposite, even if sunny, side of the street.
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I’d love to buy one of these sad, abandoned places and fix it up! Maybe some day we’ll retire to Oaxaca……
I know… though, there are SO many restrictions and regulations re what can be done to buildings in the centro historico.