Tags: World Heritage Site.
Mitla is the second most important archeological site in the state of Oaxaca in Mexico and the most important of the Zapotec culture.[citation needed] The site is located 44 km from the city of Oaxaca. in the upper end of the Tlacolula Valley one of the three that form the Central Valleys Region of the state. The archeological site is within the modern municipality of San Pablo Villa de Mitla. While Monte Albán was most important as the political center Mitla was the main religious center.
