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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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Unless you were from the Inland Empire, you probably had never heard of Mitla Cafe — and shame on you and me for not knowing.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

Great tacos weren’t the only reason I wanted to visit Mitla.

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

The ruins of Mitla sit about 30 miles from Oaxaca in the mountains of southern Mexico, built on a high valley floor as a gateway between the world of the living and the dead.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2023

One fact presented by some of the edifices at Mitla has a certain degree of historical significance.

From Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology by Baldwin, John D. (John Denison)

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