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Most people will go and visit the ruins at Monte Alban and Mitla… and rightly so. However, if you want to get off the beaten archaelogical path, try climbing the hill up to Yagul (between Oaxaca City and Mitla). Get there by bus or taxi colectivo. If you take a taxi colectivo, be sure the driver knows that you want to go to the ruins, not the town. (Yes, I made that mistake…and really should have known better.) I went on a Wednesday afternoon, and I had the ruins completely to myself. The natural surroundings are spectacular and there is some impressive stonework. Be sure to go down into the tombs to see the very cool skulls at the entrance. FYI- Yagul has the second largest ballcourt in Mesoamerica after Chichen Itza. Not too shabby! :)
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