One of the most beautiful pyramids in all of Mexico is Monte Alban, in the state of Oaxaca. Monte Alban was made on top of the hill of Oaxaca, over looking the Valle (valley). Built by Zapotecs, Monte Alban came to be one of the most powerful Zapotec civilizations of its time. Its main rivals, Mixtecs, had several wars with Zapotecs. However, many of the times, when Mixtecs tried to conquer the Zapotecs, the results were of total failure. However, one of the Zapotec Gods, Pitao Pezelao, God of life, death, and the underworld seems to show Mixtecs writing, thus historians/archeologists/anthropologists, seem to believe that Mixtecs did come to be part of this great Zapotec Civilization at one point in time. Monte Alban consists of 7 different pyramids all together. Included are the Juego de la pelota (ball court), observatory, pyramid of Los Danzantes, and many more. The couple in the pictures, Dr. Connor, professor @ C.S.U.L.B. and wife Mrs. Connor were my invitees in Oaxaca. I come out in one of the pictures above with Mrs. Connor, Monte Alban 75. I still had a splinter on my hand due to injury. :) Hope you all like these pictures.