Mitla Attractions
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How to get there
By bus from Oaxaca about 1 hour; by car from Oaxaca on the MEX 190 eastwards via El Tule, after 38km/24mi turn off left to Mitla, 4km/2.5mi away.
The ruined site of Mitla, situated on the edge of the village of the same name, is one of Mexico's most famous archaeological attractions. Although the site, like its architecture, appears fairly unimposing, the elaborate stone ornamentation is unsurpassed in the art history of Meso-America.
History
The mountains around what became known as Mitla were already settled around 6000 BC, as can be concluded from cave finds.
By bus from Oaxaca about 1 hour; by car from Oaxaca on the MEX 190 eastwards via El Tule, after 38km/24mi turn off left to Mitla, 4km/2.5mi away.
The ruined site of Mitla, situated on the edge of the village of the same name, is one of Mexico's most famous archaeological attractions. Although the site, like its architecture, appears fairly unimposing, the elaborate stone ornamentation is unsurpassed in the art history of Meso-America.
History
The mountains around what became known as Mitla were already settled around 6000 BC, as can be concluded from cave finds.
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