Monte Alban Ruins near Oaxaca

The artifacts that have been unearthed at the Monte Alban ruins near Oaxaca tell an incredible story of past cultures whose people possessed advanced spiritual development, creative skills and scientific knowledge that rivals that of other cultures around the world, past and present. The villages surrounding the city of Oaxaca are populated by indigenous people whose ancestors created these ancient structures. There are 16 separate languages spoken in the Oaxaca Valley, besides Spanish. Dress varies significantly from village to village, as do creative handicraft skills, such as weaving, pottery, intricate embroidery. I chose not to take too many pictures of the local people, out of respect for their privacy. Instead, I posed in front of some weavings.....