Mount Alban, Oaxaca

Our second tour brought us to this famous archaeological site that was inhabited over a period of 1500 years by a succession of people's from the Olmecs, Zapotecs and Mixtecs. After it's discovery and exploration it was reconstructed to show what it looked like when developed starting about 500 BC.

Our tour guide Edgar took us there in the morning when it was a bit cooler and not too crowded. We wandered about looking at the different structures and fields - ballcourt, cistern, buildings and views from  the top of the mountain that had been leveled to build the kings palaces and other areas as needed by these peoples.

At the entrance were vendors of hats and other items. The hats were important as it was hot and sunny. At the end we went to the museum and had close up looks of some of the artifacts..

Some photos follow.