Guiengola is a Zapotec archeological site located 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Tehuantepec, [1] and 243 km (151 mi) southeast of Oaxaca city on Federal Highway 190. The visible ruins are located between a hill and a river, each carries the name of Guiengola.

2 days ago · Guiengola, which was built by the indigenous Zapotec people, is located in the south of the state of Oaxaca, some 17 miles from the pacific coastline.

13 hours ago · View of Guiengola’s North Plaza. Credit: HJPD / CC BY-SA 3.0 A 600-year-old lost fortified city built by the Zapotec people in the 1400s has been uncovered in southern Mexico, challenging long-held beliefs that the site was merely a military outpost.. The city, called Guiengola, is located in the state of Oaxaca, approximately 17 miles from the Pacific Ocean.

1 day ago · Guiengola is estimated to span 360 hectares of land and is said to have contained more than 1,100 buildings, temples, and ballcourts, along with four kilometers' (around 2.5 miles) worth of defense walls and an internal network of roads.

1 day ago · Guiengola, located in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, was once a lively city with an organized urban layout, Ramón Celis’ research found. Thought to have been built sometime during the Post-Classic Mesoamerican period (1350 to 1521), the city stood as a bastion of Zapotec culture, which first emerged in the late 6th century B.C. and flourished until the Spanish commenced their conquest of ...

1 day ago · A McGill University researcher has discovered that Guiengola, a 15th century Zapotec site in southern Oaxaca, Mexico that had been thought to be simply a fortress where soldiers were garrisoned, was in fact a sprawling, fortified city.It covered 360 hectares, or nearly 900 acres, with over 1,100 buildings, four kilometers (2.48 mi) of walls, a network of internal roads and a clearly organized ...

A McGill University researcher has discovered that Guiengola, a 15th century Zapotec site in southern Oaxaca, Mexico, which had been thought to be simply a fortress where soldiers were garrisoned ...

Vista de la Plaza Norte de Guiengola desde arriba. Es la única zona que no está cubierta por un dosel de árboles. REMITIDA / HANDOUT por PEDRO GUILLERMO RAMÓN CELIS - Fotografía remitida a medios de comunicación exclusivamente para ilustrar la noticia a la que hace referencia la imagen, y citando la procedencia de la imagen en la firma 29/1/2025

1 day ago · Guiengola es una ciudad prehispánica congelada en el tiempo que recientemente fue encontrada en medio de una zona selvática de Oaxaca. ¿Quieres saber cómo fue que la hallaron? En Unotv.com te contaremos qué método innovador utilizaron antropólogos para llegar a ella. La ciudad zapoteca que ha revelado los secretos ancestrales

3 days ago · On a longtemps cru que Guiengola, complexe archéologique zapotèque du xve siècle situé dans le sud d’Oaxaca, au Mexique, était une simple forteresse où des troupes tenaient garnison. Or, un chercheur de l’Université McGill a découvert que Guiengola était en fait une vaste cité fortifiée de 360 hectares sur lesquels s’élevaient plus de 1 100 bâtiments et quatre kilomètres de ...