Alone in Monte Albán

Monte Albán sits to the west, high above the city and is one of the first sights one sees as you fly into Oaxaca. It is always a spectacular vision, as the white stones used to construct this huge site seem to catch light even on cloudy days.

There has been much restoration since this video was shot. I need to reshoot. Actually, I did, with a new camera no less, but I cannot find the tape.... yet.

I always love going there and have been many times. I do wonder if Monte Albán is like the Statue of Liberty and is only visited by tourists? Certainly it is packed on certain days, but on this day I was almost alone in the place. There were a few worker there and I watched them and imagined the early inhabitants doing much the same. It was a lush and green as I had ever seen with standing water that looked like a lake in the central courtyard.