Explore the Zapotec culture of Oaxaca, Mexico, and its unique embrace of muxes, individuals who transcend traditional gender norms, blending masculine and feminine traits with pride and resilience.

Dominating the valleys of Oaxaca, Monte Albán offers a glimpse into the secrets of Zapotec culture, with its temples and esplanades seemingly sculpted against the sky.

The Copalita River basin in the southern state of Oaxaca is one of the richest areas for biodiversity in Mexico, and is home to indigenous, mainly Zapotec, communities from large families to towns of ...

Archaeologists uncover tunnels beneath a Mexican church, believed to be the "entrance to the underworld" by the ancient Zapotec civilization. Named the "place of the dead," Mitla once housed ...