The ruins of Monte Alban have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mexico since 1987, along with other landmarks like the Teotihuacan Ruins near Mexico City and the Sian Ka’an Biosphere near Tulum.

The ruins at Monte Alban are among the jewels of Mexican archaeology. Mexico Tourism Board. Oct. 22, 2004, 11:01 PM EDT / Source: Reuters. By By Anahi Rama.

Monte Albán, literally "White Mountain," contains the preserved ruins of a Zapotec city. Travelers will find pyramids, temples, plazas and more atop this mountain, which rises 1,300 feet above ...

Oaxaca’s Pre-Hispanic Monte Albán Ruins to Be Restored World Monuments Fund raised $1 million to help repair 15 structures at the World Heritage Site that were impacted by a 2017 earthquake.

A lone vendor walks among the ruins of Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico in 2008. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Show Caption. 1 of 7. Monte Alban archeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico.

A DISPATCH from Mexico City addressed to Science Service, Washington, announces that Senor Alfonso Caso, who is in charge of the exploration of the ruins on Monte Alban, Oaxaca, proposes in the ...