Visiting The Archaeological Site of Mitla - Oaxaca
Visiting The Archaeological Site of Mitla 40km from Oaxaca using public transportation makes a great half-day trip.
If you are good with logistics, you can easily combine Mitla with a visit to Tule, where I visited and blogged about back in January. You might need to walk a bit as the Mitla bus takes the highway, by-passing Tule town.
If you are good with logistics, you can easily combine Mitla with a visit to Tule, where I visited and blogged about back in January. You might need to walk a bit as the Mitla bus takes the highway, by-passing Tule town.
The Archaeological site of Mitla, located in the modern municipality of San Pablo Villa de Mitla is the second most important archaeological site in Oaxaca State after Monte Alban and the most important site of the Zapotec culture.
The Zapotec name is Lyobáa, identified as 'resting place' or 'grave'. In Nahuatl, the language of the Mexica, it means 'place of the dead'.
The Zapotec name is Lyobáa, identified as 'resting place' or 'grave'. In Nahuatl, the language of the Mexica, it means 'place of the dead'.
The Templo Católico de San Pablo Villa de Mitla built in the late 16th Century on a pre-Hispanic platform using materials from the temples they destroyed:
Patio de las Columnas (images 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8):
Entrance to the tombs, sadly off limits just now:
Patio de las Tumbas (images 10, 11 & 12 exterior view):
