A beautiful agave overlooking the central valleys.Agave hearts piled up, waiting to be baked.The "new" Monte Alban - Atzompa - viewed from the air.The Zapotec ruins of Atzompa overlook the city of OaxacaAtzompa ruinsBlue sky and cactus.A horse-drawn cart on the back-roads of the central valleys.A colourful church facade.Church interior.An old wooden church door.Some young goat herders walking past an old church.One of the dirt roads we rideA walkway leading to the cemetery in EjutlaA corner of the facade of the entryway into the Ejutla cemetery.There are a lot of goats around here.Hierve el Agua rock formations.Hierve el Agua rock formations, close up.A rustic kitchen.A pet Xoloitzcuintle, hairless Mexican dog, in the Tlacolula market.Mezcal distilation.Tasting Doña Angela's mezcal from the black clay storage jugs.MitlaPatterns in MitlaThe Zapotec ruins of Monte-Alban seen from the air.Oaxaca city from afar.Going down the road.A ruined old building.The church at San Dionisio.Santo Domingo in Oaxaca city.Storybook back-roads.