High-up in the hills above the city of Oaxaca and the Valles Centrales.
Mark at the entrance to the ancient Zapotec ruins at Monte Alban.
One of the large cicadas near Monte Alban whose loud chirps filled the site with a constant buzzing sound.
The entrance to Monte Alban.
The north platform at Monte Alban.
One of the ancient pyramids on the North Platform at Monte Alban.
Tombs behind the North Platform.
The sunken patio at Monte Alban.
Pyramids on the North Platform.
Looking south from the North Platform.
Behind the North Platform.
The west side of the ruins.
One of the temples along the Grand Plaza.
V iew from the Grand Plaza.
One of the central temples on the Grand Plaza.
The western buildings along the Grand Plaza.
Another temple along the Grand Plaza.
Los Dazantes (The Dancers), carvings of what were once thought to be dancers, but now believed to be captured chiefs from neighboring tribes.
View of the Grand Plaza from the South Platform.
The east buildings along the Grand Plaza.
Buildings on the west side of the Grand Plaza.
The ball court at Monte Alban.
Our B&B in Oaxaca - Casa de Sabores.
Iglesia de Santo Domingo in Oaxaca - a Dominican Monastery built mainly between 1570 and 1608.
Beautiful tiled roof at Iglesia de Santo Domingo.
Detail above the entry way to Santo Domingo.
Oaxaca's main square, the Zocalo, on a sunny, crowded afternoon.
One of the many restaurants located on the Zocalo.
The waterfall at Llano Grande in the Sierre Norte mountains outside of Oaxaca.
Hikiing path through the forest between Llano Grande and Cuajimoloyas.
Mark and our guide Yel hiking to the village if Cuajimoloyas.
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