Where to find luggage storage in Oaxaca
Our BagDrop network covers the areas where travellers spend the most time. Here's where to stash your stuff:
The Zocalo and surrounding blocks
The Zocalo is the main square and the social hub of Oaxaca. It's ringed by arcaded buildings housing restaurants and cafes where people sit for hours watching the world go by. Street vendors, balloon sellers, musicians, and indigenous women selling textiles fill the square on any given day. The surrounding streets are packed with shops, mezcalerias, and food stalls. It's the first place most visitors head, and it's also the last place you want to carry luggage. The sidewalks are narrow, the crowds are thick, and the cafe tables barely fit two people, let alone a suitcase. Drop your bags at a nearby BagDrop and settle into the Zocalo properly.
Santo Domingo and Macedonio Alcala
The Templo de Santo Domingo sits at the north end of the pedestrian street Macedonio Alcala, and together they form the cultural corridor of Oaxaca. The church is jaw-dropping. The adjacent Centro Cultural Santo Domingo houses the Museum of Oaxacan Cultures with pre-Hispanic artifacts, including treasures from Tomb 7 at Monte Alban. Macedonio Alcala runs south toward the Zocalo and is lined with art galleries, jewelry shops, textile stores, and restaurants. It's pedestrian-only, which is great, but it also means the foot traffic is dense. Travel light and you'll enjoy every block more.
Mercado Benito Juarez and 20 de Noviembre
These two markets sit side by side just south of the Zocalo and they're essential Oaxaca. Benito Juarez has everything from mole paste and chapulines to cheese, chocolate, flowers, and crafts. The 20 de Noviembre market is the food hall side, famous for its smoke-filled pasillo de humo (smoke aisle) where vendors grill tasajo beef and chorizo right in front of you. The aisles are narrow, the stalls are packed close together, and you'll be eating with your hands at communal tables. Suitcases physically don't fit in these aisles. Store your bags first and come hungry.
Jalatlaco
Jalatlaco is the colourful neighbourhood just east of the centre that has become one of Oaxaca's trendiest areas. Paper banners stretch across the streets, the houses are painted in bright colours, and independent cafes and bakeries have popped up on every corner. It's Instagram-famous for a reason, but it's also a genuinely nice place to walk around. The streets are quiet and residential, and a suitcase rumbling over cobblestones will announce your arrival to the whole block. Leave the bags behind and wander Jalatlaco at your own pace.
La Reforma and the craft district
West of the centre, the La Reforma area is where you'll find workshops and stores specializing in Oaxacan crafts: black pottery (barro negro), alebrijes (painted wooden figures), woven rugs from Teotitlan del Valle, and embroidered blouses. Some of the best artisan shops in the city are scattered through these blocks. If you're doing a serious craft shopping day, you need your hands free for carrying purchases, not luggage. A BagDrop in the area lets you shop without limits.
