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The site was established in roughly 200 A.D. as a fortified village, and then as a burial ground by the Zapotecs, the so-called Cloud People, who settled in the region around 1,500 B.C.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2023

The Olmec influenced Mesoamerican cultures that followed, including the Zapotecs of Oaxaca, the Teotihuacanos of the Valley of Mexico, and the Maya of southern Mexico and Guatemala.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The Zapotecs were contemporaries of the ancient Maya, with both cultures known for their elaborate writing, among the world's first-ever literary traditions.

From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2023

Because it means "I love you" in the language of the Zapotecs, an indigenous population from southern Mexico.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2022

These Mitla mantas are widely sold to Zapotecs, in all the district around, and form the characteristic women's dress.

From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Starr, Frederick