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Plataforma Sur

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Tourists on the South Platform in Monte Alban.

The 40m-high South Platform, with its wide staircase, is the tallest in Monte Albán and is great for a panorama of the plaza and the surrounding mountains. Unlike some Mexican ruins, you are allowed to climb to the top of the structure.

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