Summary The first visit for the day was to the Monte Alban city. The main square is oriented along a north- south axis, a clear indication that Zapotecs people knew magnetic compass directions. Zapotecs inhabited the Central Valley of Oaxaca as early as 500-300 BCE, during what is considered the Monte Alban I period It has many buildings, like the palaces occupied by priests, two giant acropolis platforms that has breathtaking view over the square and mountains. There are also carvings in stone slabs of arts from that era. Jonas and Katery visit the local museum which houses huge track of objects, stone carvings, skeletons and arts from the Monte Alban I period. They then make a journey to the Zapotitlan Desert and Saltbeds, a valley surrounded by high mountains. This land is harvested for the production of salt. They learn about the process of making salt. Their host then invites them to the salt storage room which is carved out from rocks. Later they head over to Itandehui restaurant where they are served with local dishes. After a hearty meal, they head to a village named Los Reyes Mezontla where people of the village make pottery in traditional method. Here they explore further a botanic cactus garden with different types of cacti, which was set up as collaboration between academic researchers and the local villagers. At the end of the episode, they go to a museum, which houses local flora and fauna found in the desert. There was a huge collection of dinosaur bones and fossils that was found in this desert.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Katery Jonas Vanreusel
Genres : Adventure
Countries of origin : Mexico Malaysia
Official sites : Trailer
Language : English Spanish
Summary The first visit for the day was to the Monte Alban city. The main square is oriented along a north- south axis, a clear indication that Zapotecs people knew magnetic compass directions. Zapotecs inhabited the Central Valley of Oaxaca as early as 500-300 BCE, during what is considered the Monte Alban I period It has many buildings, like the palaces occupied by priests, two giant acropolis platforms that has breathtaking view over the square and mountains. There are also carvings in stone slabs of arts from that era. Jonas and Katery visit the local museum which houses huge track of objects, stone carvings, skeletons and arts from the Monte Alban I period. They then make a journey to the Zapotitlan Desert and Saltbeds, a valley surrounded by high mountains. This land is harvested for the production of salt. They learn about the process of making salt. Their host then invites them to the salt storage room which is carved out from rocks. Later they head over to Itandehui restaurant where they are served with local dishes. After a hearty meal, they head to a village named Los Reyes Mezontla where people of the village make pottery in traditional method. Here they explore further a botanic cactus garden with different types of cacti, which was set up as collaboration between academic researchers and the local villagers. At the end of the episode, they go to a museum, which houses local flora and fauna found in the desert. There was a huge collection of dinosaur bones and fossils that was found in this desert.
Genres : Adventure
Countries of origin : Mexico Malaysia
Official sites : Trailer
Language : English Spanish
