By the late 1400s, the Zapotecs had secured control of Oaxaca's Pacific Coast while resisting expansion by the powerful Aztec Empire. One of the most significant battles occurred at Guiengola when ...

In English, Mitla means “place of the dead,” so it seems fitting to visit this Oaxaca pueblo magico (magic town) during Day ...

Both Oaxaca and Chiapas were distinct centres of civilisation long before the Aztec Empire arose in central Mexico around 1300 CE. Each sustained its own grand, hidden city — Oaxaca’s ...