Day 79 - Monte Albán

(Ursula) I woke up from a knock on the window. A farmer's children wanted to sell us fresh sheep milk. Heinz stepped out and purchased some.

Then he noticed our two missing deckchairs (we had tucked them under the camper last night). When he asked the kids about it, they pointed to a field where a boy guarded his sheep. When Heinz started walking towards the shepherd boy, he took off screaming and ran down the mountain to a farmhouse. Minutes later, his mother appeared with the chairs and returned them to us with an apology. We gave the milk children a few Pesos, and they left with happy smiles. That was quite a funny little episode!

The site of Monte Albán was exciting and had also been expanded by several cultures similar to Cholula. It was once the ancient capital of the Zapotecs, first built around 500 BC and last ruled by the Aztecs before the Spanish Conquistadores arrived. We stayed at a trailer park in Oaxaca for the night.Read more