San Jose  El  Mogote
Museum and Ruin Site, Oaxaca, Mexico
The Museum caretaker in the
village will open the museum for
your visit.  
San Jose El Mogote Museum and Ruin Site,
the oldest stone city in Mexico. The
Museum houses artifacts from the city Built
in the valley now called Oaxaca. San Jose
El Mogote was first settled in 1500 BC and
replaced as a political center in 500 BC in
favor of the larger city nearby now called  
Monte Alban.
Dave Hilbert
SoftSeatTravel.com
San Jose el Mogote or San Jose
Mogote as it is alternately called
has a great little museum with
interesting artifacts
To visit San Jose Mogote's Museum go to the center of the village and ask for the caretaker. San
Jose Mogote ruin site receives few visitors in spite of its importance and like many small regional museums
in Oaxaca,  the town officials do not keep it open
You are sure to have San Jose Mogote ruin site with its great views of the Etla Valley to yourself except for
foraging goats
San Jose  El  Mogote
Museum and Ruin Site, Oaxaca,
Mexico
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Oaxaca City is great for walkers with its pedestrian-only streets. The Colonial city also
and has many attractions and cultural tours for vacationers.
While the Euro could  prevent a family vacation to Paris this year, Oaxaca City is just as
walkable and full of culture  and history.
In Oaxaca City you'll find  art museums, restaurants, biking, walking in the parks and
hills and many ancient archaeological ruins near the city.

Boutique hotels, Inns called posadas, B&Bs, and historic buildings converted to hotels,  
make Oaxaca City a good choice for a vacation.
Reached within a day's flight from US or Canadian cities, Oaxaca is well located in the
5000 foot mountains giving it a perfect climate.
House rentals, and Apartment rentals   put Oaxaca City  within reach of budget conscious
travelers.  
San Jose el Mogote, Ruin Site:       Possibly the oldest stone city
with public buildings in Mesoamerica, the first written language,
material.
Location:  San Jose El Mogote is at 17* 20' N, 96* 59'  W in the  
Etla Valley, Oaxaca, Mexico, South Central Mexico  8 miles
northwest of Oaxaca City
Culture: Zapotec
Area:  50-150 Acres
Date:  1500 BC to 500 BC
Unusual Features: The Ruin site of San Jose Mogote is a small
site and rarely visited but could be of immense importance in the
chronology of ancient Mesoamerican cultures. Strong ties with the
Olmec culture of Veracruz is evident in the artifacts at the small
museum near the site. San Jose El Mogote includes several hills
but is excavated in a small section of mounds and pyramidal
platforms near the modern village.