Monte Alban, Black Pottery and Alebrijes

General information

Destination
Oaxaca, Mexico

Program details

Monte Albán is the biggest Zapotec urban centre, was built in Oaxaca and that's because these ruins are the most important in the entire state. It takes part of the World Heritage list UNESCO, this place is going to be our first stop.



Arrazola is an artisan town. The shapes made of Copal are fantastically carved and painted, called Alebrijes.



Our next stop is Cuilápam de Guerrero, in the XVI century it was a Dominican monastery, we can see the open chapel, the place where General Vicente Guerrero was shot.



Finally, we going to visit San Bartolo Coyotepec, worldwide famous because of the beautiful black mud shapes.



Languages

English and Spanish