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Mitla

American  
[meet-lah] / ˈmit lɑ /

noun

  1. the ruins of a Zapotec Indian city near Oaxaca, Mexico, yielding elaborate remains of temples and other artifacts.


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Just head out to San Bernardino’s Mitla Cafe, where Hackbarth’s former boss, Glen Bell, learned to make the tacos that turned the two of them into millionaires.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The last few years have been tough for Mitla, and not just because of COVID-19.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

Ramiro Ruiz, a caretaker of the archaeological grounds of San Pablo Villa de Mitla in southern Mexico, descends into a tomb belonging to the site’s ancient Zapotec ruins.Credit...

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2023

Five main sets of ruins are scattered throughout the small modern tourist hub that is San Pablo Villa de Mitla.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2023

When he learned that we were bound for the ruins of Mitla, he was fired with a desire to accompany us.

From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Starr, Frederick

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