Lambyteco, Oaxaca ruin site Mexico

Lambityeco Ruin,
Oaxaca, Mexico

Lambityeco Ruin Site, located 19
miles southwest of Oaxaca city on route
190, was a large area of salt production
that flourished from 300 AD to 900 AD.

The pyramidal shaped buildings are of
quarried stone. Many unexcavated mounds
in the area hint a large settlement.
The site is attributed to the Zapotec culture
as the large sculpture of the Zapotec Rain
God Cociyo would indicate.

There is no museum at the small site of
Lambityeco.

The site is near the road with free parking
and can be reached by bus from Oaxaca.
Ask the driver to stop at the site.

An interesting use of shards to chinck between stone
would indicate the extensive use of pottery at the site

The zapotec Rain God Cociyo