Building 2, which lines the North Side of the Church Group at Mitla

Mitla: The Temple of the Underworld

Mitla is believed to be the legendary “Abode of the Dead” and home to the “Temple of the Underworld”, but is it genuinely this hellish town?

The Geometric Designs that adorn Building 6 at Mitla

Mesoamerica, Mexico, Mitla, Zapotec

Mitla: The Mysterious Stepped-Fret Mosaics

Almost every doorway, room and tomb at Mitla is decorated with step-fret mosaics, which were intricately carved and slotted together. Are they simply lavish decoration?

Mitla, Zapotec

Mitla

Mitla was the Zapotec capital after the fall of Monte Alban and features lavish step-fret mosaics as well as being home to the legendary Temple of the Underworld.