Zapotec

The Zapotec civilization was an indigenous pre-Columbian civilization. The Zapotec referred to themselves as Be'ena'a, which means "The People."

History

Connected Sites

Site Rationale Link
Caves of Yagul and Mitla Mitla: most important archeological site of Zapotec culture
Oaxaca and Monte Alban Monte Alban: "pre-eminent Zapotec socio-political and economic center for close to a thousand years" (wiki)
Teotihuacan assumed to have been partially inhabited by Be'ena'a during its late phase

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