56. Mitla - center of Zapotec culture and spiritual rule. This is where the Uija-tao, spiritual leader and high priest of the Zapotecs, lived in solitude and strictest seclusion. The main building here is called the Palace of the Columns. The building has elaborate mosaic decorations that characterize the architecture of this archeological zone.

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