Monte Albán is a beautiful vestige of the Zapotec and Mixtec city culture founded around 500 BC. C. at the top of a hill between the central valleys of Oaxaca only at 10 km from the current city of Oaxaca. Among its main structures we find the Dancers Building and the South Platform as well as the Ball Game. In the esplanade called Gran Plaza the merchants were located to set up the market. Monte Albán Travel Guide, offers you tips and recommendations of the main activities and attractions in Monte Albán & Oaxaca City.
Monte Albán Travel
Monte Albán has about 35,000 inhabitants, being one of the most important cities in Mesoamerica. Founded in 500 BC on the top of a hill in the center of the Central Valleys of Oaxaca. In its Classical era it had links with Teotihuacán which can be appreciated in its architecture, ceramics and mural painting mainly. The archaeological zone of Monte Alban in conjunction with the Historic Center of the City of Oaxaca are a World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1987.