“I used to love this place in Oaxaca called Hotel Las Golondrinas. It’s a budget place in the town. Frequented by academics and study-abroad people. Pretty garden. Pottery. Off the square. Great breakfast. I think it was $18.” [Doubles are now priced about $65 per night.]
Los Angeles Times, Susan Spano 2014
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