The muxe — Indigenous Zapotec people in Mexico — view themselves as neither man nor woman. They embrace a distinct 'third gender,' part of a burgeoning LGBTQ+ movement worldwide.

The Zapotec civilization, one of Mesoamerica's earliest societies, built Monte Alban, among North America's first major cities. This urban center housed 25,000 people and endured for over 1,200 years.

Evidence points to the Zapotec civilization, which followed the Olmecs, as the birthplace of Mesoamerica’s first written calendar. 5. The Andean Civilizations ©Leonid Andronov/Shutterstock.com.

The Zapotec civilization, which was around between 700 BC and 1521 AD, walled up these tunnels, but archaeologists have now discovered its entrance beneath a church in Mexico.

Guiengola, located in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, was once a lively city with an organized urban layout, Ramón Celis’ research found. Thought to have been built sometime during the Post-Classic ...

Located in the state of Oaxaca, around 17 miles from the Pacific coast, the city was built by the Zapotec civilization, one of the most influential pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica.

Where Women Rule the Roost - Keeping Zapotec Tradition Alive 11/21/2024 November 21, 2024. In the Mexican city of Juchitán, women run the economy and organize communal life.

Mesoamerican Civilizations (c. 1200 BCE - 1521 CE) Mesoamerica was home to advanced civilizations like the Maya, Aztec, and Zapotec. These cultures developed complex societies, monumental ...