San José Mogote
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San José Mogote

Pre-Columbian archaeological site of the Zapotec.

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San José Mogote is a pre-Columbian archaeological site of the Zapotec, a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in the region of what is now the Mexican state of Oaxaca. A forerunner to the better-known Zapotec site of Monte Albán, San José Mogote was the largest and most important settlement in the Valley of Oaxaca during the Early and Middle Formative periods (ca. 1500-500 BCE) of Mesoamerican cultural development.

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Open map: San José Mogote and 5 nearby attractions

17.16750, -96.80333 · Oaxaca City

Nearby

  1. Church of Santo Domingo de GuzmánReligious sites
    14 km
  2. Monte AlbánHistory & heritage
    14 km
  3. YagulHistory & heritage
    44 km
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