In Oaxaca there are diverse cultures, all of them very important and they give diversity to the cultures, food and handcrafts of Oaxaca. Some of them stand out because of their level of development in the past, like zapotec and the one that I´m going to talk about today: the mixtec. ORIGINS As the zapotecs, […]
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THE ZAPOTEC CULTURE
There are a lot of cultures in Oaxaca, that makes it multicultural, one of them is the Zapotec culture that with the Mixtec are the most famous. ORIGINS The Zapotecs are the most old group of Oaxaca, this culture surged and had their apogee in the Central Valleys but they also inhabited in other big […]
MITLA, THE CITY OF THE DEAD
Mitla is an archeological site and a “pueblo mágico” in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca. It was the center of political and religious power of the Zapotecs at the decline of Monte Alban. And now a great destination to get in touch with the culture, history and people of Oaxaca. WHERE DOES THE NAME OF […]