Monte albán. Monte albán is situated
about 20 km at south-west of Oaxaca and 400 meters above the valley
of Oaxaca. It is fresh there. It's situated
on an artificially flattened off mountain. Vicky gives
chapter and verse. It founded 500
B.C. 1000 years before the
Spaniards this Zapotec city was a thriving
community. Many temples, the sweet fragrance of copal incense,
tanks, irrigation systems and trade. Zapotecs from
500B.C. - 700A.D.
After them the Mixtecs. They made a
burial-place of it. Rectangular cruciform tombs. There
have been discovered more than 220 sepulchers. Most
spectacular is TUMBA 7, with
500 golden, amber and turquoise
jewels, jade-stone and silver. Everything to see in
Museo Regional
Monte Albán is in
fact one large square of 200 at 300 meter, with along the four sides ranges
temples. Standing on top of the staircase on
the North side the square looks like
a giant stadium with platforms. Also in the middle of the square
there are buildings,
among which an astronomic observatory that as only building
stands under an angle of 45 degrees with all other buildings
and has the form of an arrow. It has several
entrances but they are closed because
they were used as a public
toilet. The most of the visible stairs
were plastered in former days.
Therefore they were not stairs but smooth slanting
surfaces. Along the upper edge we see the
stubs of enormous pillars. On the west-side
of the square much of the buildings
have been only freed of vegetation but not yet examined. Who knows what
kind of treasures one there still will find.
Workman who keep Monte Albán in a top condition.
The most of the visible stairs
were plastered in former days.
Therefore they were not stairs but smooth slanting
surfaces.
Steles which one has found. Unfortunately theses
are copies. The originals you
can find in the museums
Who is hiding behind this mask??
mail me....
The large field, seen as from the south side.
To the right: One claims that the
Zapotecs and Mixtecs
already performed brain surgeries. See here the
evidence: Cut open skulls which are healed
again. Under: Souvenir bought on Monte Albán. It is the rain god Tlaloc.
Until now it
concerns some holidays: Surinam, Egypt, Peru,
Bolivia and Mexico. Further on a brief photo
report of the sun eclipse of 1999 in
north-France nearby the little village Spincourt.
There is a possibility to sign my GUESTBOOK.
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