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The 9th annual Feria de Hongos will be held August 22-23, 2009. A flyer (in Spanish) for the event is available here. The cost is $390 pesos for both days. This includes accommodation, 1 meal per day, and access to the activities. The fee for one day is $150 pesos and includes 1 meal and access to the activities. For more information and ticket sales for the next feria contact:
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A trip report of the 2008 event by Michelle Mengel with numerous photos is available.
The Feria de Hongos takes place annually in Cuajimoloyas, Oaxaca, in July or August to celebrate and study the more than 100 varieties of mushrooms and medicinal plants that are found in the surrounding forests of the mountain village of Cuajimoloyas, Oaxaca.
"There was a good visitor turnout and many mushrooms. Participants enjoyed the forest mushroom walk and conferences on bromelias, mushrooms, rural tourism, sustainable eco-alebrijes, oil of the zapote mamey and organic coffee from the Chinantla and Sierra Norte medicinal plants. The Sunday mushroom lunch buffet was a special highlight this year." [posted by Gerhard on planeta.com]
If you are interested in mushrooms, you might also be interested in this link to San José del Pacífico which is known for its mildly hallucinogenic psilocybin mushrooms.
 Mushroom growing on the forest floor near Cuajimoloyas, Oaxaca photo by Methodus Consultora S.C. |
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