The ruins of Mitla sit about 30 miles from Oaxaca in the mountains of southern Mexico, built on a high valley floor as a gateway between the world of the living and the dead. The site was established in roughly 200 A.D. as a fortified village, and then as a burial ground by the Zapotecs, […]
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After Hurricane Otis, Mexican Officials Survey the Damage
Security and medical officials on Thursday were confronting the destruction brought by one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the southwest region of Mexico, one that struck a tourist haven with little warning. Mexican officials have been working since Wednesday to restore communication and power to the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca after […]
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