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	Mitla -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mitla is a town in the state of (A city of southeastern Mexico) Oaxaca, (A Republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810) Mexico, famous for its (additional info and facts about pre-Columbian) pre-Columbian (Mexico and Central America) Mesoamerican buildings.
		The earliest structures at Mitla are (The language of the Zapotec people) Zapotec; the remainder are (additional info and facts about Mixtec) Mixtec but often display an interesting mix of Zapotec and Mixtec styles.
		Mitla is a popular (The business of providing services to tourists) tourism destination for visitors to Oaxaca.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/mitla.htm (403 words)

	Our Mexico -- The Grecas of Mitla
		Mitla is at the upper end of the Tlacolula Valley, one of the three valleys that come together to form a three-pointed star that is the Valley of Oaxaca.
		Mitla, as befits its more religious nature is located at a remote, less central location.
		During this evolution, Mitla grew from a fortified village on the outer edge of the Valley to be the main religious center and was still active when the Spanish arrived.
	www.ourmexico.com /story.php?storyID=9 (1350 words)

	Sanctuary of Mitla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mitla's visible structural remains however, date from between 200 and 900 AD when the Zapotecs were present, from 1000 AD when the Mixtecs took control of the site, and from 1200 AD (some sources say 1500), when the Zapotecs were back in control.
		An early Spanish explorer, named Canseco, who visited Mitla in 1580, wrote of the Hall of Columns, "In this building they had their idols, and it was where they assembled for religious purposes, to make sacrifices to their idols, and to perform heathen rites".
		Nearby to Mitla, along the road to Oaxaca, is the town of Santa Maria del Tule with its famous Arbol del Tule (tree of Tule) in the chuchyard.
	sacredsites.com /americas/mexico/mitla.html (673 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mitla
		Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica that gave rise to a group of stratified, culturally related agrarian civilizations spanning an approximately 3,000-year period before the European discovery of the New World by Columbus.
		A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment.
		Conquistador (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who achieved the Conquista (this Spanish term is generally accepted by historians), i.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mitla (860 words)

	Mitla - Archaeological Zones of Oaxaca, Mexico. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The name Mitla or Mictlan is of Nahuatl origin and means "Place of the Dead" or "Inframundo".
		Mitla was inhabited in the Classic Period (100-650 DC), with its greatest growth and height in the Post Classic period (750-1521 DC).
		The most characteristic architecture in Mitla is the group of the columns, where we find the Great House of Pezelao, generally considered to be the most beautiful archaeological site in the Americas.
	www.mexonline.com /oaxaca/oxarc102.htm (333 words)

	Mitla Archaeological Ruins Oaxaca Mexico Travel And Tour Pictures And Photos
		Mitla was occupied until the 16th century when the Spaniards destroyed or dismantled an Indian building in order to use the foundation and many of the cut bricks from the original city to build a cathedral.
		Mitla is located at an elevation of 4,855 feet (1,480 meters) and 24 miles (38 k) from the city of Oaxaca on Federal Highway 190 (Oaxaca-Tehuantepec).
		In the Seventeenth Century, the Church Of San Paublo was built upon the Mitla Courtyard C and the church was constructed of stone from the Prehispanic Mitla Temples.
	www.delange.org /Mitla/Mitla.htm (1246 words)

	Archaeological Sites in Oaxaca- Mitla
		It was reported by Father Burgoa, the Spanish chronicler, that Mitla was once the residence of the Zapotec High Priest who was so powerful that the king ‘Zaashila’ bowed to his wishes and commands.
		Mitla was an organized theocracy presided over by tremendous spiritual leaders to whom all temporal rulers owed their allegiance.
		Mitla seems another testimony to Zapotec conservatism, in its preservation of this older style of social order in an era when the priesthood of other areas in Mexico were little more than mouthpieces for kings.
	www.oaxacaoaxaca.com /mitla.htm (550 words)

	Mitla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The name Mitla means “place of the dead” and is a corruption of Mictlan.
		In the patio of the tombs, the visible 2.8 meter column under one of the structures is known as the Pillar of Death, and legend says that if you hold your arms around it and can feel it move, death is imminent.
		Mitla was destroyed in 1494 by Ahuitzotl, an Aztec king.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /~olsen/et541/mitla.htm (201 words)

	Mitla
		Although relatively modest in size, Mitla possesses, amongst other finds, a fantastically coloured Palace of the Columns, reminding one of the Palace of Knossus in Crete, garnished with the most lavish stone fret-work out of the Yucatán.
		The valley in which we find Mitla (the Place of the Dead) had been inhabited for several thousand years before Christ, and by the time of the first stone construction, there was a population of several hundred.
		Mitla became the most important religious centre in the Zapotec region.
	www.geocities.com /atlantis01mx/oaxaca/mitla.htm (934 words)

	ART 347L--Precolumbian Art and Art History Department--The University of Texas at Austin
		Mitla, located near Monte Albán, was a Postclassic Zapotec religious center that flourished between AD 750 - 1521.
		The five architectural compounds at Mitla are composed of one-story palaces that were built around quadrangular patios.
		Pohl, John M. "The Lintel Paintings of Mitla and the Function of the Mitla Palaces." In Mesoamerican Architecture as a Cultural Symbol, edited by Jeff Karl Kowalski.
	www.utexas.edu /cofa/a_ah/dir/precol/mitla.htm (319 words)

	Mitla
		It must be noted, however, that Mitla experienced its greatest growth between 750 AD and 1521 AD; and this period of growth corresponds with the end of Zapotecan rule over the area and the beginning of Mixtec rule with its center of power based in Mitla.
		And the Spanish Chronicler, Father Burgoa, said that Mitla was once the residence of the Zapotec High Priest who was so powerful that the King Zaashila bowed to his wishes and commands.
		The ancient city of Mitla was made up of 5 main palaces, or precincts: One for the Zapotecan High Priest, One for secondary priests, one for military officers, with one reserved for the king and another for his entourage (when they were in town).
	www.advantagemexico.com /oaxaca/mitla.html (530 words)

	Mitla, Oaxaca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Founded in the 9th century AD by the Mixtecs, the original inhabitants of the region, Mitla later came under the Zapotecs from an area slightly farther south.
		The religious buildings of Mitla are always incorporated into secular structures and are far less ostentatious than the temples erected, for instance, by the Zapotecs at Monte Albán.
		The five surviving groups of buildings, all constructed to a quadrilateral plan are of extreme constructional and artistic quality, the latter being seen in the large wall panels of mosaics in relief made with small pieces of calcareous stone painstakingly arranged in 14 variations on the theme of the Greek key.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /oddballs/mcog/mitla.html (168 words)

	Mitla \| Oaxaca Sights & Activities \| Fodor's Online Travel Guide
		Mitla, 46 km (27 mi) southeast of Oaxaca, expanded and grew in influence as Monte Albán declined.
		Like its precursor, Mitla is a complex of structures started by the Zapotec and later taken over by the Mixtec.
		The striking architecture is almost without equal within Mexico thanks to the exquisite workmanship on the fine local quarry stone, which ranges in hue from pink to yellow.
	www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=oaxaca@187&cur_section=sig&property_id=175420 (204 words)

	Stop #11 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mitla came to prominence after the abandonment of Monte Albán and the constructions here are unlike any others in the area.
		At Mitla the ruins themselves are not extensive, but feature many delightfully intricate mosaics of carved stone.
		Their beauty is surpassed only by the delicate carvings at Uxmal, but at Mitla the patterns are purely geometric.
	www.differentworld.com /mexico/hotels/camino_oaxaca/tour/stop11.htm (216 words)

	Mitla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mitla also happens to be one of the most fascination places I've been to.
		I just went there last summer and totally fell in love with it.
		The most famous buildings are decorated with stones cut in repeating gemetric patterns that were assembled without any sort of adhesive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mitla (342 words)

	Guide to Mitla Archaeology Park
		Mitla: Less prestigious than the nearby counterpart of Monte Alban, Mitla lies to the east of Oaxaca.
		Mitla was religious centre, ran almost entirely by priests who spent most of their time undertaking human sacrifices; often by removing a live heart from the person being sacrificed, and depositing it in a pit of fire as an offering to the gods.
		Mitla is located about 15 miles southeast of Oaxaca.
	www.mexperience.com /guide/archaeology/mitla.htm (689 words)

	The Valley of Oaxaca
		The valley is Y-shaped, with the Mitla valley extending east of the city, the Zimatlan valley to the south, and the Etla valley to the north-west.
		At the center of the Y is the city of Oaxaca and the hill of Monte Alban, with its ancient city, which rises 1000 ft above the floor of the valley.
		Also in the Mitla valley, are the ancient Zapotec center of the ceremonial ball game, pelota, at Dainzu, the quiet beauty of Yagul with its hill fort and palace of the seven courtyards, and the later site of Lambityeco.
	catterall.net /oaxaca.html (3035 words)

	Oaxaca City : Mitla: Ruins & Rug Weavers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mitla's Large Zapotec & Mixtec Site -- Mitla is 4km (2 3/4 miles) from the highway; the turnoff terminates at the ruins by the church.
		If you've come here by bus, it's less than a kilometer (about 1/2 mile) up the road from the dusty town square to the ruins; if you want to hire a cab, there are some in the square.
		The Zapotec settled Mitla around 600 B.C., and it became a Mixtec bastion in the late 10th century.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=930&catID=0930024206 (1822 words)

	mitla.com
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		Not to mention the fine architecture, concept, details, materials, colours and textures, it is a magical place to stimulate all 5 senses, while enjoying the pleasure of a hot water during the winter.
		If you are looking for information about the Aztec Ruins of Mitla, in Oaxaca, Mexico, please click here.
	www.mitla.com (559 words)

	Mitla on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sinai desert in the Israeli captured zone, remnents of destroyed Egyptian army tanks at Mitla Pass.June 8th, 1967.
		Debris of the destroyed Egyptian army along the Mitla Pass in the Sinai.
		The wreckage of the Egyptian military convoy destroyed in the Mitla Pass by the Israeli Air Force.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Mitla.asp (732 words)

	History & Culture - Archeological Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mitla, "Liobba" in Zapotec, means the place of the dead.
		Mitla reached around 10,000 people at it's heyday in 1350 A.D. Mixtecs interacted with the Zapotecs and they created a unique geometric architectural style, seen at the site.
		Remnants of the orginal red and white stucco cover the walls on the complex.
	www.kennesaw.edu /visual_arts/STUDY_ABROAD/oaxaca/history_archeologicalsites.html (193 words)

	Celerina & Friends \| The Ruins at Mitla
		Rock shelters in the hills above Mitla give evidence of human habitation during the Lithic stage, several thousand years B.C. Mitla itself was occupied from about 100 A.D., though nearly all of the architecture now to be seen at Mitla dates from the three centuries before the Spanish Conquest in 1521.
		The name Mitla comes from the Nahuatl Mictlan, and means place of the dead.
		The 17th century Spanish priest Francisco de Burgoa described Mitla as a center of Zapotec religion, ruled by a trained priesthood.
	www.celerina.com /Mitla.html (128 words)

	OAXACA TOURS, MONTE ALBAN, MITLA, OAXACA REGIONAL MUSEUM, MEXICO
		In and around the capital city, Oaxaca de Juárez are many places of interest: The Zapotec ruins of Monte Albán, Mitla and Yagul, Santo Domingo church and the Regional Museum are amoung but a few.
		Mitla is located 24 miles from Oaxaca de Juárez.
		A visit to Mitla is recomended during a stay in Oaxaca, for the interesting ruins and many places to view and buy regional crafts.
	www.hoteldelaparra.net /Epages/tours.html (494 words)

	Mitla
		With its subterranean chambers and passages decorated by fine frescoes, Mitla is thought to represent the highest expression of Zapotec architectural talent, although the mosaics have been attributed to the
		Egyptian military vehicles destroyed in the Mitla Pass region of the Sinai desert, as the Israeli Army made their way towards the Suez Canal.
		Israeli soldiers advancing towards the Suez Canal, they pass the wreckages of the Egyptian Army units destroyed in the Mitla Pass.June 8th, 1967.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0833465.html (347 words)

	Trip to Mexico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The exhibit on Mexican history and culture was well done and we could have easily spent another entire afternoon there if my legs hadn't been begging me for a chair in the Plaza and a cup of delicious, local Oaxacan coffee.
		While in Oaxaca, we went on two tours: one to Mitla and one to Monte Alban.
		The indigenous ruins in Mitla, while not as large or extensive as those in Monte Alban, were notable for the fact that the ruins had not been renovated or reconstructed since the time of their "discovery."
	www.nd.edu /~bgreen1/Mexico/Mexico.html (607 words)

	Caravana Pan Americana: Oaxaca Dispatch June 21
		The Spanish immediately built 2 catholic churches using the Mitla buildings as foundations and building material and started teaching the locals to disrespect the old ways.
		The temples of Mitla began being used as granaries and barns, and many were disassembled and the stones used elsewhere.
		Since Mitla was always in use, it was not a 'ruin' per se.
	www.vanagon.com /journeys/caravana/dispatches/oaxaca/21-jun-2000.html (726 words)

	Mitla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		If you visit Mitla, the first you see is this Roman Catholic church with the red cupolas, the Iglesia de San Pablo Apostol, the patroness of Mitla, apostle Paulus.
		Mitla is derived of mictlán, land of the dead.
		The Zapoteken left Mitla in the 11th century.
	members.home.nl /sandervk/en/Mexico/m14.htm (248 words)

	Mitla, Oaxaca Archaeological Site
		Mitla's archeological site consists of 5 areas of construction, the oldest of which is believed to date from between 450 and 700 A.C. In Mitla we see a strong influence of the Mixtecas on the Zapotec architecture of the area.
		The low stepped structures of Mitla are decorated with a variety of geometric designs, and it is thought that the zone was constructed in two different periods.
		Monolithic columns supported the roof structure, and in this area one can enter subterranean chambers, tombs that were discovered in 1901 and that date from Oaxaca's post-classic period.
	www.surf-mexico.com /states/Oaxaca/Mitla/mitla_site.htm (109 words)

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