The Zapotec are really an amazing civilization. I feel as if when talking about ancient people in Mexico, the Aztecs and Mayans take all the credit. However the Zapotec were just about as advanced. Yesterday we visited Monte Alban, some Zapotec ruins. They were incredible, and quite large. In fact, they very much reminded me of Chichenitza, the most famous Mayan ruins. Monte Alban even had some ball courts, for a ball game that was also played by the Mayans and Aztecs. Why do the Mayans and Aztecs get all the spotlight, when the Zapotec were just as advanced, and so similar as well?
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Mitla - A Zapotec Site
Mira Sitting on some Zapotec Ruins
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