The Monte Alban ruins and on-site museum lie 5 miles from Oaxaca city, perched on a mountaintop high above the surrounding valleys, commanding spectacular views on all sides.
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The Monte Alban ruins and on-site museum lie 5 miles from Oaxaca city, perched on a mountaintop high above the surrounding valleys, commanding spectacular views on all sides. Continue reading Monte Alban Xochicalco ruins are located south-west of Cuernavaca, Morelos and date from about 650 AD. The site has an observatory, several ball courts and a number of structures, some excavated and restored and others still only earth-covered mounds. There is also a small museum displaying regional artifacts. Continue reading Xochicalco This important archaeological site, also known as Cempoala, is located at the meeting place of several rivers on the flat coastal plain of the gulf in the state of Veracruz. Continue reading Zempoala, Veracruz Principal archaeological sites and ruins of the state of Yucatan include Chichén Itzá, Uxmal, Mayapan and the sites of the Puuc Route: Kabah, Sayil, Xlapak, Labná and the Loltún Caves. Continue reading Yucatan Archaeological Sites The Tulum archaeological site, remnant of the great civilization of the Maya, is situated on a craggy headland overlooking the Caribbean. Muyil, or “Chunyaxché”, lies only 24 kilometers east of Tulum just off the Felipe Carrillo Puerto highway. Continue reading Quintana Roo Archaeological Sites The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico has recently confirmed that the Tonina, Chiapas archaeological site is of a scope that rivals the sites of Tikal and El Mirador in Guatemala. Measurements taken at the Tonina site show that a section of Tonina’s Acropolis and attending structures measures 75 feet in height, whereas the great Pyramid Continue reading Tonina Discoveries El Tajín archaeological site is located near the vanilla-producing village of Papantla to the southeast of Poza Rica, Veracruz and is accessed via Federal Highway 130. Continue reading El Tajin Archaeological Site The Chiapas state highlands and steaming jungles of Mexico are home to some fascinating Mayan archaeological sites among which are Palenque, Bonampak, Chinkultic, Yaxchilan, Tenam Puente and Tonina. Continue reading Chiapas Archaeological Sites The Tepozteco pyramid, perched high on the craggy cliffs above the town of Tepoztlán, Morelos, is open to the public daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Continue reading El Tepozteco Pyramid Mitla lies about 40 kilometers to the east of Oaxaca City along the Panamerican highway. Visit the church and archaeological ruins, the local mezcal factories and crafts market. Continue reading Mitla, Oaxaca |
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