MONTE ALBAN
ZATOPEC RUINS IN SOUTHERN MEXICO OAXACA
Monte Albán is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site nine kilometres from Oaxaca in Southern Mexico. The partially excavated civic-ceremonial centre of the Monte Albán site is situated atop an artificial and level ridge. It has an elevation of about 1,940 m and 400 metres above the valley floor. It has several hundred artificial terraces and mounds. It is believed to have been built between 100 BC and 200 AD. The origins of the name are not clear and could refer to a Spanish soldier called Montalban or some derivation of a Zatopec name.
We stayed at Parador de Alacala which was excellent
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