Category Archives: Archaeological

Union Zapata Caves – More Information

Posted on 3 September 2016 by Larry

Visitors to Oaxaca are often interested in the many archeological sites that dot the landscape. Monte Alban, Mitla and Yagul are probably the best known of these. But for the more adventurous, there are hikes to caves in nearby hills … Continue reading →

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Mitla Caves – More Information

Posted on 1 September 2016 by Larry

Our exploration of some of the caves near Mitla will take about two and a half hours of our time, even as we step back in history to the dawn of civilization in the western hemisphere. One of the caves … Continue reading →

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Santa Ana del Valle – More Information

Posted on 1 March 2013 by Larry

Santa Ana (also called Santa Ana Yaguiza) is a Zapotec community of approximately 1,000 people located about three miles north of Tlacolula and twenty miles east of Oaxaca city. Like most of the villages in this area, it has very … Continue reading →

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Zaachila & Cuilapam – More Information

Posted on 22 November 2012 by Larry

Zaachila has been an active Zapotec community since about 2000 BCE. It likely began as a small farming village and remained so for most of the thousand years before Monte Alban came into existence. During that time the dominant city … Continue reading →

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Dainzu to Tlacochahuaya – More Information

Posted on 22 November 2012 by Larry

Dainzu is a small archeological site that sits on the floor of the Tlacolula Valley – the eastern of the three connecting valleys that together form the Valles Centrales of Oaxaca state – about 25 kilometers (16 miles) from the … Continue reading →

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