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Oaxaca and Monte Albán

Also known as Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Oaxaca and Monte Albán is about 6 km west of Oaxaca. The nearest other World Heritage site is Yagul and Mitla Caves, about 35 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Oaxaca · about 531,000 peopleabout 6 km east
  • Tlaxiaco · about 21,000 peopleabout 100 km west
  • Huajuapan de León · about 48,000 peopleabout 140 km north-west
  • Pochutla · about 24,000 peopleabout 150 km south
  • Tehuacan · about 241,000 peopleabout 170 km north-west
  • Tehuantepec · about 43,000 peopleabout 180 km south-east
Oaxaca and Monte AlbánOaxaca10 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Oaxaca and Monte Albán and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesYagul and Mitla Caves1Tlacotalpan2Historic Centre of Puebla3Popocatepetl Monasteries4Xochicalco5Oaxaca and Monte Albán
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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