Dainzú

Shortly after Teotitlán del Valle a turning to the left leads to the site of the archaeological ruin Dainzú. Excavation work has revealed that a very old settlement which once existed here was probably inhabited from about 500 bc until ad 1400, i.e. during the Monte Albán I-V periods. Only a few buildings from this once great Zapotec cult centre have been researched.

One of the most important of these buildings has a pyramid-shaped base and is built in a style similar to that of the north platform at Monte Albán.

A gallery of highly-interesting flat worked stones was found on the south side of the basement. The reliefs appear, like the "danzantes" in Monte Albán, to have been influenced by the Olmecs. Depictions include