mitl temple city the zapotecs derived from mictl place dead mexico oaxaca valley

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MitlÃÂ¡ is a temple city of the Zapotecs. MitlÃÂ¡ is derived from MictlÃÂ¡n, `place of the dead`. Mexico`s Oaxaca Valley

Mitla is an archaeological site in Oaxaca in southern Mexico near the town of San Pablo Villa de Mitla. It is located in the valley of Tlacolula not far from Oaxaca de JuÃÂ¡rez. In the time of the Zapotec the city was called Lyobaa. The Mixtecs conquered the city around AD 100 and called it Mitla, Place of the Dead.