Mitla

Posted: December 10, 2019 by admin

Mitla is much later and smaller than Monte Alban, flourishing around 1350. It is unusual in that the current town of Mitla basically was built over the ruins and they all sort of co-mingle today. The stone carving is astounding and the ability to just crawl into a tomb is really something. Well, as long as you do not mind crawling into a tomb….

After you finish that crawling around, then you can visit the current town which goes as far as I have ever seen to decorate for Christmas. They hang darn near anything and everything over the main street. Kites, baskets, bicycle rims, and those amazing umbrellas.

Mitla — Exterior of Mitla complex. totally different than Monte Alban.

Overall wall shot, Mitla. There were 4 main rooms with these stone walls. Each was about 6′ wide by 40′ long, fully covered with this stone work on all 4 sided of each room.

Close up of the exquisite stone work. Each piece clearly cut and placed by hand.

Inside a tomb in Mitla. Claustrophobic, and damp and dank. It is not this light, just how my camera handles low light.

Just look at the quantity of the umbrellas used to decorate this main street for the holidays.

The star area of the display in Mitla.

And the Kite section.

The basket block. Mitla.

Maybe the weirdest section, bicycle rims!

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