Oaxaca is gaining traction as one of the most alluring destinations for national and international tourists. It owes its magnet-like pull, at least in part, to the brilliant civilizations whose ruined cities dot the landscape and whose descendants carry on today with their millenarian way of life. Come and learn about the Zapotecs who founded the mountain-top city of Monte Albán and the Mixtecs who created the vibrant and compelling art-style expressed most vividly in their codices or screen-fold books which record the exploits and deeds of great leaders like Lord 8 Deer Jaguar Claw.

Bio:

Robert Markens is Researcher, Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas--Unidad Oaxaca, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México