Monday, August 3, 2015

Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico

Monte Albán  is a large  pre-Columbian  archaeological site  in the  Santa Cruz Xoxocotlan  Municipality in the southern  Mexican  state of  Oaxaca. The site is located on a low mountainous range rising above the plain in the central section of the  Valley of Oaxaca  where the latter's northern  Etla , eastern  Tlacolula , and southern  Zimatlán  &  Ocotlán  (or  Valle Grande ) branches meet. The present-day state capital  Oaxaca City is located approximately 9 km (6 mi) east of Monte Albán.


No comments:

Post a Comment