Ancient Mesoamerica “Guiengola is a place of pride for the descendant Zapotec people, as it is where they defeated the Aztec invaders,” Ramón Celis tells the Art Newspaper’s Garry Shaw ...

The city was inhabited for 13 centuries by the Zapotec people. Later, the Mixtec people occupied it. The site’s stones and architecture imbue all of this history. They offer unique insight into ...

Built by the Zapotec people in the 1400s, the discovery challenges long-held beliefs that the site was merely a military outpost. Using cutting-edge laser technology known as Light Detection and ...

Asked how it feels to have made this discovery, Ramón Celis says that “it was certainly exciting; Guiengola is a place of pride for the descendant Zapotec people, as it is where they defeated ...

The Zapotecs are an Indigenous people that continue to thrive in Mexico. In the 14th and 15th centuries, some of the Zapotec migrated to the southern Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where they established ...

However, the indigenous Zapotec and mestizo people who embraced the programme do not fully understand its profound implications for their traditional livelihoods. This study aims to document and ...