Zoque people
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The Zoque are an Indigenous people of Mexico who mainly live in northwestern Chiapas, and are also found in the Isthmus region of Oaxaca. They are related to the Mixe people of Oaxaca. They speak vari
Zoque musicians in a religious procession, 2025
Incised Zoque ceramic vessel from Miradir, Jiquipilas, Chiapas, at the Regional Museum in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Young Zoque woman in 1867
Chiapa de Corzo is an archaeological site of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica located near the small town of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas.
Zoque people
…Chiapas, and as far away as the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and parts of the state of Tabasco. Some of the most notable Zoque archaeological sites are Chiapa de Corzo and Malpasito, but there are over 28 Zoque or Zoque-linked sites in Chiapas alone. In 1494, the Zoque were invaded and defeated by the Aztecs, during…
Mound 1, Chiapa de Corzo, looking south toward the Grijalva River
Stela 2, showing the date of 7.16.3.2.13, or December 36 BCE, the earliest Mesoamerican Long Count calendar date yet found
Skeleton from Mound 5 on display at the Regional Museum of Anthropology and History of Chiapas