• Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte

  Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte

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  <img src=’http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/sites/site_415.jpg‘ target=’blank‘ align=’left‘ style=’padding:5px‘>Inhabited over a period of 1,500 years by a succession of peoples – Olmecs, Zapotecs and Mixtecs – the terraces, dams, canals, pyramids and artificial mounds of Monte Alb&#xe1;n were literally carved out of the mountain and are the symbols of a sacred topography. The nearby city of Oaxaca, which is built on a grid pattern, is a good example of Spanish colonial town planning. The solidity and volume of the city&apos;s buildings show that they were adapted to the earthquake-prone region in which these architectural gems were constructed.

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