Commerce Oaxaca

tourism important state sector growing , brings substantial income outside state, although tourism concentrated in capital , along coast. in 2007, there 1,927 small grocery stores, 70 tianguis , 167 municipal markets. tourism accounts 30% of commerce sector of oaxaca s economy. state attracts visitors mexico , abroad. state government has been pushing sector heavily means of growing economy, major infrastructure projects such oaxaca-puerto escondido-huatulco highway (scheduled finish in 2018) , iberdrola hydroelectric dam.

in 2000, there 612 hotels 15,368 rooms. thirteen of these classed 5 stars. state received 1,564,936 visitors year, on 80% of whom mexico. central valleys region receives visitors (60%), followed la mixteca , papaloapan regions (29%) , coast (11%), in spite of fact 7% of state s attractions in oaxaca city area. 1 reason city of oaxaca 4 , half hours away mexico city via federal highway.