If you love the romance of ruined cities, you’ve likely heard of the great Mayan sites like Tulum, Chichen Itza or the Aztec Teotihuacan. But Monte Alban? Not so much. Yet it’s one of Mexico’s most ...

Founded in the 6th century B.C., Monte Albán was once a thriving Mesoamerican metropolis inhabited by the Olmecs, the Zapotec and the Mixtec civilizations. Today, it’s an Unesco World Heritage site ...

An ancient Mexican city, Monte Albán, was the biggest settlement in the region and lasted for more than a thousand years. Some hypotheses for the city's success are that people were drawn to fertile ...

This photo taken on July 21, 2024 shows the remains in Monte Alban, Mexico. Founded around 500 B.C., Monte Alban is a large archaeological site about 10 kilometers away from Oaxaca City. It was listed ...

One of Mexico’s greatest ancient cities dominated the southern highlands of Oaxaca for a thousand years despite limited resources and poor soil — in a rare glimpse at a long-lasting near-democracy ...

With meticulous care the archeologist’s pick & shovel gang cleared the entrance to another old tomb. Here, atop Monte Alban which overhangs the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca, might be some treasure ...