Oaxaca (Mexico)

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(Digitized the film photographs taken in September 2004 with scanner)

Heading to Oaxaca from Mexico City for the sightseeing of Mitla and Monte Alban.

Mitla, the important ruins of Zapotec culture.  The name Mitla is derived from the Nahuatl name Mictlán, which means the place of the dead.

Palace at Mitla       Red plaster remains on the wall. 

Hall of Columns

Monte Alban, another important ruins of Zapotec culture.

Main ruins, Main Plaza, Platform, Palace, Ballgame court, Observatory and so on, are in the range of east-to-west 200m and south-to-north 300m.

The arrow-like shape building in Main Plaza is said that was an observatory.

Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán in Oaxaca City

'Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán' is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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