Tour to Monte Alban Culiapam San Bartolo Coyotepc and Black Clay Workshops-

Tour to Monte Alban Culiapam San Bartolo Coyotepc and Black Clay Workshops-

The trip begins and ends in the Zocalo but if you are staying in a hotel in the city center we can arrange a hotel pickup.

First we go and visit Monte Albán, the largest city of the Zapotec, possessing the dominant power of the central valleys region. Be impressed with its great square, the ball game, the Tomb Seven and many more sites of great interest.

After admiring this archaeological site, you will arrive at San Antonio Arrazola, where the population is dedicated to the manufacture of alebrijes carved in wood, decorated with multiple colors; You will appreciate the imagination and the unique talent of each craftsman.

Then you will meet San Bartolo Coyotepec where you will get to know the famous black clay pottery, baked in an underground oven, using old techniques of burnishing and setting.
*please note that some entrances have to be paid separately, that is by local law and every local tour agency works in the same way.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Monte Alban, Oaxaca Mexico

One of the oldest ruins in Mexico, land of the Zapotecs and and center of culture

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: Ex Convent of Guerrero Cuilapam, Reserva 5, Grande, 71240 Cuilápam de Guerrero, Oax., Mexico

A place to see the ruins of an old convent and the museum of the area.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: San Antonio Arrazola, Oaxaca Mexico

Here we will meet the tradition of the Alebrijes, the mystical creatures that protect us at night and help us in the underworld

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: san bartolo coyotepec, San Lorenzo, 71200 Zimatlán de Álvarez, Oax., Mexico

The black clay is a tradition born in Oaxaca and it is found in every shape and sizes, here we earn about it

Duration: 1 hour