Oaxaca Ruin Sites, Archaeological Sites, Oaxaca Mexico
Excavations continue in Oaxaca bringing
many artifacts for display at the Santo
Domingo Cultural Center and Museum in the
center of Oaxaca City.
Many classic-era tomb offerings come from digs in the nearby valleys and mountains and are
displayed in the museum building, once a colonial convent
Active archaeological digs continue in
Oaxaca
Programs to preserve Oaxaca's heritage protect the Spanish colonial buildings and sponsor
archaeological investigation of the ancient cultures
Oaxaca Ruin Sites within one hours drive from City of Oaxaca
Oaxaca City ruin sites are within a few miles of the city. Archaeological sites with building
stages that span the years 1500 BC to 1519 AD have been excavated and stabilized and are
open to the public. All can be reached by car, taxi, or public bus.

Of this group Monte Alban, Mitla, and San Jose El Mogote have museums and can be reached
easily by public transportation. Teotitlan del Valle has a small museum showing artifacts taken
from a large temple that is now beneath a Spanish colonial era church

Lambyteco can be reached by public bus or taxi/collectivo while Yagul, Dainzu, and  Huijazoo
can be harder to reach by public transportation because of remote access roads .  
Tours to the ruins are available through agencies, or guides in Oaxaca City or the visitor can
self guide using the well marked trails and explanatory plaques  done in the Zapotec language,
in Spanish, and in English.

Oaxaca is a modern city with many fine hotels, some located in colonial buildings in the
historic center of the city.
Gourmet dining, art galleries, theater, and musical concerts are available in Oaxaca's Historic
District. Two museums in the city display artifacts, the Santo Domingo Cultural Center and
the Rufino Tamayo Museum of Pre-hispanic Art
Oaxaca City has many ruin sites.  
Several  archaeological sites  with
building stages that span 1200 BC
to 1519 AD are open to the public
and can be reached from Oaxaca
City by car, taxi, or public bus.

Of this group Monte Alban, Mitla,
and San Jose El Mogote have
museums and can be reached easily
by public transportation.
Oaxaca is a modern city with many fine hotels, some located in colonial buildings in the
historic center of the city.
In Oaxaca's Historic District two museums display artifacts, the Santo Domingo Cultural
Center and the Rufino Tamayo Museum of Pre-hispanic Art
More Info
Tourist Information Center Secretaria de
Tourismo
Tel.  951-516-0123
How to Get There
From the Zocalo go north to the Llano
Park and the theatre building at 703, the
office is on the right side of the building.
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Oaxaca Ruin Sites, Archaeological Sites in Oaxaca Mexico are
within a short drive from Oaxaca City. Two Ruin sites have
museums and two other museums in the city display  artifacts from
the area ruin sites
Oaxaca Ruin Sites in Oaxaca include Monte Alban where
there is a museum
Oaxaca Ruin Sites include San Jose el
Mogote Archaeological Site and Museum,
a short drive from Oaxaca City.