The 2,500-year-old city of Monte Albán sits on a mountain in the middle of the Valley of Oaxaca, a high plain in the mountains of southern Mexico.

This photo taken on July 21, 2024 shows the remains in Monte Alban, Mexico. Founded around 500 B.C., Monte Alban is a large archaeological site about 10 kilometers away from Oaxaca City.

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UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán, proposed by Mexico as a best practice, is interesting as a case study for the following aspects: ...

Monte Alban is located in the present state of Oaxaca, Mexico, just outside of Oaxaca City. Monte Alban emerged as the center of political authority in the Valley of Oaxaca around 400 B.C., because it ...

Lalo’s surprise piqued my interest. Rice had come to Mexico shortly after the Spanish conquest of the 1520s. It was a time when Spain and Portugal were spreading their tentacles across the globe ...

As was common in many pre-Colombian cities, Monte Alban was inhabited by more than one cultural group. However, the identity of the first inhabitants is subject to some debate amongst archeologists ...

MONTE ALBAN, Mexico — What’s daunting about visiting Mexico’s many archaeological wonders is standing at the foot of a multi-tiered temple — and realizing you must climb to the top with ...

A DISPATCH from Mexico City addressed to Science Service, Washington, announces that Senor Alfonso Caso, who is in charge of the exploration of the ruins on Monte Alban, Oaxaca, proposes in the ...