Lambityeco

A few2mi further past Dainzú the archaeological site of Lambityeco lies close to the road. This settlement, which was considerably larger than its present remains suggest, enjoyed its heyday from ad 700-900 in line with the decline and abandonment of Monte Albán by the Zapotecs. A small pyramid can be seen, under which an old house was excavated.

A total of seven tombs were found here; two heads with names, possibly representing the former owner of the house and his wife, are chiselled into the façade of Tomb 5. Two impressive sculptures of the Zapotec rain god Cocijo were discovered in Lambityeco's second tomb, which was several times built over. A frieze depicting human figures and glyphs, an altar and a tomb, all hewn from stone, are to be found in a patio. It is now assumed that the inhabitants of this unprotected place moved on to settle at Yagul, an older cult site 5km/3mi away.