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Oaxaca and Monte Albán: two ways of organizing terrain

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Published: 22 Oct 2026 16:11 · Updated: 22 Oct 2026 16:11

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Monte Albán combines terraces, pyramids, canals and shaped mountain spaces. Nearby Oaxaca presents a colonial grid and buildings adapted to an earthquake-prone setting.

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Monte Albán combines terraces, pyramids, canals and shaped mountain spaces. Nearby Oaxaca presents a colonial grid and buildings adapted to an earthquake-prone setting. [1]

The comparison concerns different urban systems, not two versions of one plan. Mark terrain and principal directions on a map. Their shared heritage property connects them without erasing their separate histories.

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  1. [1] Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán - UNESCO World Heritage Centre ↗