The ceety an municipality o Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the caipital an lairgest ceety o the Mexican state o the same name (Oaxaca). It is locatit in the Centro Destrict in the Valles Centrales region o the state, in the fuithills o the Sierra Madre at the base o the Cerro del Fortín extendin tae the banks o the Atoyac River. This ceety relees hivily on tourism, which is based on its lairge nummer o colonial-era structurs as well as the native Zapotec an Mixtec culturs an aircheological steids. It, alang wi the aircheological steid o Monte Albán, wur namit a Warld Heritage Steid in 1987. It is the hame o the month-lang cultural festival cried the "Guelaguetza" an aw, which featurs Oaxacan dance, muisic an a beauty pageant for indigenous weemen.