Oaxaca Valley

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The Oaxaca Valley is a fertile highland region in southern Mexico that served as the heartland of the ancient Zapotec civilization and remains a culturally rich area known for its indigenous communities and archaeological sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
valley
archaeologicalCulture Mixtec
Zapotec
capitalOfStateLocatedIn Oaxaca City
linked to: Oaxaca
climate temperate
contains Atzompa archaeological site
Dainzú
Lambityeco
Mitla
Monte Albán
Yagul
country Mexico
drainedBy Atoyac River
Salado River
economicActivity agriculture
tourism
elevation approximately 1500 meters above sea level
hasCharacteristic fertile highland basin
hasSubregion Etla Valley
Ocotlán Valley
linked to: Zimatlán Valley

Tlacolula Valley
Zimatlán Valley
heartlandOf Zapotec civilization
importantFor Mesoamerican cultural history
development of Zapotec urbanism
development of Zapotec writing
indigenousGroup Mixtec people
Zapotec people
knownFor archaeological sites
beans cultivation
cultural diversity
indigenous communities
maize cultivation
squash cultivation
traditional agriculture
traditional crafts
languageRegion Spanish
Zapotec languages
linked to: Zapotec
locatedIn Oaxaca
southern Mexico
majorCity Oaxaca City
linked to: Oaxaca
partOf Sierra Madre del Sur region
prehistoricOccupation Classic period
Formative period
Postclassic period
regionType Mesoamerican cultural area
tourismAttraction Mitla archaeological site
linked to: Mitla

Monte Albán archaeological site
linked to: Monte Albán

traditional villages

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Zapotec civilization locatedIn Oaxaca Valley
Monte Albán locatedIn Oaxaca Valley
Oaxaca hasValleyRegion Valles Centrales de Oaxaca
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Zapotec subregion Oaxaca Valley
Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca hasEstateLocation Valley of Oaxaca
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Papaloapan River drains Valleys of Oaxaca
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Lambityeco locatedIn Valles Centrales de Oaxaca
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Yagul locatedIn Valles Centrales de Oaxaca
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Zapotec people significantPopulationIn Valles Centrales de Oaxaca
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Dainzú locatedIn Valle Centrales de Oaxaca
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Dainzú partOf Valley of Oaxaca archaeological region
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Mitla locatedIn Oaxaca Valley
Main Plaza locatedIn Oaxaca Valley
Danzantes reliefs locatedIn Oaxaca Valley
Zapotec script usedInRegion Oaxaca Valley
Zapotec script geographicFocus Central Valleys of Oaxaca
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Region of Valles Centrales administrativeRole central region of Oaxaca
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca locatedIn Central Valley of Oaxaca
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Bènizàa hasCulturalRegion Oaxaca Valley
Cloud People historicalCenter Oaxaca Valley
Late Formative period associatedWith Valley of Oaxaca
linked to: Oaxaca Valley
Mexican Federal Highway 175 regionServed Oaxaca Central Valleys
linked to: Oaxaca Valley