While on a tour to Oaxaca City visit the Monte Alban. Monte Alban is one of the popular pre-Columbian archaeological site which is visited the tourists from world-wide. The Monte Alban is located in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico.
The Monte Alban is beautifully located on a low mountainous range. The tourists can easily reach the Monte Alban as it is located at a distance of about 9 kilometers from the Oaxaca City. One can find the civic ceremonial center of the Monte Alban located on an artificially leveled ridge.
The Main Plaza is the monumental center of Monte Alban. One can find the premier elite-residential structures as well as the civic-ceremonial structures well-sited close to the Main Plaza. To the south as well as to the north of Main Plaza one can find large platforms which are conveniently reachable from the plaza through the beautiful monumental staircases. The tourists will come across countless smaller platforms where you will find residences of the elites as well as temples. There are also 2 ball courts in the Monte Alban.
During your visit to the Monte Alban you will come across many intricate carved stone monuments which one can encounter throughout the Main Plaza. The tourists will find different kind of beautiful carved stones that is found on the Building J. The Building J is sited right at the center of the Main Plaza. In this venue the tourists can find about 40 large carved beautiful slabs which dates back to Monte Alban II.
Some of the artifacts which has been excavated at Monte Alban can be viewed at the the Museo Regional de Oaxaca as well as at the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City.
The Monte Alban is a celebrated tourist site in Oaxaca. The visitors to the colorful city of Oaxaca love to visit this site over and again. There is also a museum at the Monte Alban.
Trails at Monte Alban have also attracted tourists from world wide. The hikers, birdersand also the joggers uses this trails.
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