Today, we did a bit of a touristy thing and visited the Zapotec and Mixtec ruins of Monte Albán. Normally, I would shy away from such tourist-like activity, but Oaxaca is in such dire need of tourists that I didn’t feel bad about it at all. Tourism is the industry that drives Oaxaca, but the teachers strike as pretty much killed the vast majority of the visitors (not literally killed, figuratively killed). The language school we were at, for example, had their enrollment reduced by 75-80% - especially disturbing since Dia de los Muertos is a major attraction this time of year.
Monte Albán is simply a breathtaking place - one that was very worth the trip alone.
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