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# Monte Albán
Oaxaca de Juárez · Mexico

Squares and platforms of an ancient Zapotec capital above the valleys of Oaxaca.

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Reference localityOaxaca de Juárez

Country / geographic scopeMexico

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates17.04380, -96.76780

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