Indigenous peoples of Oaxaca
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The Indigenous people of Oaxaca are descendants of the inhabitants of what is now the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, who were present before the Spanish colonization. Several cultures flourished in the anci
Indigenous people from all parts of Oaxaca participate wearing traditional clothes and artifacts in a celebration known as “Guelaguetza” held every year by mid-July.
Zapotec funerary urn in the British Museum
Benito Pablo Juárez, of Zapotec origin, was President of Mexico from 1858 to 1872
Chatino children
Zapotec civilization
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The Zapotec civilization is an indigenous pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in Mesoamerica. Archaeological evidence shows that their culture originated at least 2,500
Palace of Columns, Mitla, Oaxaca
A funerary urn in the shape of a "bat god", from Oaxaca, dated to AD 300–650. Height: 9.5 in (23 cm).
Contemporary Zapotec people.
Looking over the site of Monte Albán. Situated on a mountaintop, Monte Albán overlooks much of the Valley of Oaxaca.