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| Visitors & merchants in front of Cathedral in Oaxaca. Mexico. | The bell tower & thick stone walls of Cathedral in Oaxaca. Mexico. | Relief sculptures on facade of Cathedral in Oaxaca. Mexico. | A crowd gathers at a meeting regarding Chiapas in Oaxaca. Mexico. |
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| Happy Mexican children pose for camera in Oaxaca. Mexico. | Spray painting artist at work in Oaxaca. Mexico. | Church of Santo Domingo (1575) , made earthquake-proof by its 6.5 ft (2 m) thick walls, Oaxaca. Mexico. | The gilded palace-like interior of church of Santo Domingo, Oaxaca. Mexico. |
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| Ornamented ceiling of church of Santo Domingo, Oaxaca. Mexico. | Altar displaying a figure of Virgin Mary in church of Santo Domingo, Oaxaca. Mexico. | Stella carved with reliefs of figures & animals in Monte Albán in hills above Oaxaca. Mexico. | Cascading "symphony of staircases" at ruins of Monte Albán. Mexico. |
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| Looking north along main street of Monte Albán, a site inhabited for over 2,500 years. Mexico. | One of pre-Columbian palaces in Monte Albán. Mexico. | Traditional ox cart farming on fields South of Oaxaca. Mexico. | Monastery in Yanhuitlán near Oaxaca. Mexico. |
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| Stone relief & sculptural facade of monastery in Yanhuitlán. Mexico. |
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