These tours include transportation in air-conditioned vehicles and professional sightseeing guides licensed by the Government Tourism Office. Meals and admission fees are not included.

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1. Monte Albán-Atzompa
10 am and 3 pm everyday. $US18.00 per person. Guide in English and Spanish.

Monte Albán. Only 8 kilometers from Oaxaca City, Monte Albán was founded around 500 AD by people fro the nearby Valley towns. It was capital of the Zapotecs, and one of the first cities of Mesoamerica being very populated during its peak. It flourished until 750 AD, reaching its peak around 600 AD. Located in the center of the Valley of Oaxaca Monet Albán held political, economic, and ideological control over other communities around the Valley and surrounding mountains. It boasted more than 25,000 inhabitants.
Atzompa. This town is just 8 kilomters from Oaxaca city. An ideal place to see how the beautiful terracotta and green-glazed items are made. The pots are made following ancient, ancestral techniques.

2. Santa María El Tule - Teotitlán del Valle - Mitla.
10 am and 3 pm everyday. $US18.00 per person. Guide in English and Spanish

Santa María El Tule. Among the natural beauties of this town is the huge, ahuehuete cypress called "El Árbol del Tule". The tree is a wonderful example of Oaxacan flora, 40 meters high with a diameter of 52.58 meters, it weights around 509 tons and is approximately 2000 years old. We suggest you visit the handcraft market of the community and to sample the wide variety of local foods.

Teotitlán del Valle. This town is where woolen rugs are made on domestic looms. The artisans here use natural dyes such as indigo, moss and grana cochinilla. We will take you to an artisan´s house to see the process of making a rug.

Mitla. Its name in Nahuatl means "Place of the Dead", while the Zapotecs called it lyobaa, meaning "Place of burials"
Mitla was a place of residence for the Zapotec priestly class.
It was inhabited from the classic period of Monte Albán (100 to 650 AD) , and reached its peak in the post-classical period (750 to 1521 AD). The layout of the city was probably planned with structures grouped in five sets, currently called the Columns, the Church, the Stream, the Adobes and the South.

3. City tour.
10 am and 3 pm everyday. $US18.00 per person. Guide in English and Spanish. Four people minimum

In this tour you will admire architectural gems, several galleries, catedral, the zocalo, the markets, a chocolate factory, Santo Domingo church, the exconvent of Santo Domingo were we will visit the treasures of tomb 7 from Monte Alban.

4. Yagul – Tlacochahuaya
10 am and 3 pm everyday. $US18.00 per person. Guide in English and Spanish. Four people minimum

Yagul. 36 kilometers from Oaxaca city is this important prehispanic center whose name literally means “stick or old tree”. Among its monuments is a ball court, the largest in the Oaxaca region and the second in size in all Mesoamerica. The mos interesting remains are the “Palace with six patios”, a huge construction with several rooms of complex distribution and intercommunication that makes us think it was probably a governors residence

Tlacochahuaya. 23 kilometers from Oaxaca city on highway 190, turn right to find this town, whose name in Nahuatl means “humid place”.
The 16th century religious complex, built by Dominicas, is worth visiting.
The original interior décor is still visible, with frescos painted with grana cochinilla (a natural red dye). Some of the altarpieces were made by the painter Juan de Arrué and there is also a recently restored 17th century polychrome tubular organ.

5. Coyotepec – Jalieza - Tilcajete
10 am and 3 pm everyday. $US18.00 per person. Guide in English and Spanish. Four people minimum

Coyotepec. It is located12 kilometers along Federal Highway 175. Its main attraction is the black pottery made by local artisans, who produce extraordinary beautiful items using openwork and polishing techniques. These articles can be bought in the handicraft market or in the houses of the craftsmen themselves. We´ll visit Doña Rosa´s workshop to see the process of making black pottery.

Jalieza. 30 minutes from the city. The archeological site –as yet unexplored- is comparable in importance to Monte Albán. People in tis town produce woolen and cotton items using back strap looms. The designs and colors vary, but the motifs are usually typical of the area. Among the most common products are dresses, blouses, bags, napkins, underclothes, table cobres, belts and bracelets.

Tilcajete. This town is famous for its alebrijes, an invented word that means “entangled and difficult thing of confusing or fantastic type”. These are made of wood from the copal tree.