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Oaxaca Part III: The Revenge
Today we made it to Monte Alban! *cheers* It's quite large and quite a climb to the highest pyramid, in the noon-day sun as I was. The whole site is on top of what looks like a mountain with its peak lopped off, rearing its head in the middle of the very large valley where the city of Oaxaca sits.
I think it's comparable to El Tajin in the size of its buildings, though they're spread out over more territory. The views are spectacular and if you're willing to walk a little you could take panorama shots of all the surrounding mountains. What was better than at El Tajin was that the steps up the pyramids you're allowed to climb are much deeper -- at El Tajin, some of them were so shallow that it was impossible to do anything but to climb up or down sideways. Max and I got our parents to climb part of one, at least.
We got back to town around 1:30 and went back to the Mercado de las Artesanias, where we bought more woven goodness. After that we stocked up on juicy Jumex goodness and went back for a little down time at the hotel. For supper, I had quesadillas and now my mother and I are just walking around some more, enjoying the evening air.
I think it's comparable to El Tajin in the size of its buildings, though they're spread out over more territory. The views are spectacular and if you're willing to walk a little you could take panorama shots of all the surrounding mountains. What was better than at El Tajin was that the steps up the pyramids you're allowed to climb are much deeper -- at El Tajin, some of them were so shallow that it was impossible to do anything but to climb up or down sideways. Max and I got our parents to climb part of one, at least.
We got back to town around 1:30 and went back to the Mercado de las Artesanias, where we bought more woven goodness. After that we stocked up on juicy Jumex goodness and went back for a little down time at the hotel. For supper, I had quesadillas and now my mother and I are just walking around some more, enjoying the evening air.