The Zapotec civilization, one of Mesoamerica's earliest societies, built Monte Alban, among North America's first major cities. This urban center housed 25,000 people and endured for over 1,200 years.

Oaxaca, a gem in southern Mexico, offers a perfect blend of history, culture, and nature. From its historic center, a UNESCO ...

Farrelly and Gutiérrez Lorenzo, a Zapotec speaker and community member, are colleagues in the Department of Linguistics at CU Boulder. They joined forces to develop a Global Seminar based in Teotitlán ...

Archaeologists uncover tunnels beneath a Mexican church, believed to be the "entrance to the underworld" by the ancient Zapotec civilization. Named the "place of the dead," Mitla once housed ...