Located in the heart of the Oaxaca, the ancient city of Mitla is one of the oldest and most important sites in the lands of the Zapotecs. It may bave been inhabited as early as 900 BC, an certainly was in the classic period, and would have been known to the residents of the great capital of Teotihuacan. Said to built on top of a vast network of caves, it became the home of a cult devoted to the Underworld, and the most important religious center of the Zapotecs. Famous for its unique style of mosaic architecture, it also features traces of thousand year old murals depicting astronomical illustrations.

In this video I will visit not only the Church Group and Columns Group which are in the official archeological site, but also lesser known Arroyo Group, Adobe Group, and South Group which are scattered throughout the city of Mitla and contain unexcavated pyramids.

More information about The Mitla Landslide can be found in the following article:
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Here is a beautiful book of photographs of Mitla from 1927:
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If you would like to know more about the recent research into Mitla, I reccomend watching the video about it made by @AncientArchitects here:
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