Huijazoo Archaeological Site
Oaxaca, Mexico

Other names for Huijazoo ruin 300 miles south of Mexico
City:  Cerro de la Campana and Suchilquitongo
Huijazoo ruin site is a small complex modeled after
nearby Monte Alban with pyramidal platforms, a
plaza, and a ball court and is noted for its tomb
number 5, discovered in 1985 and undergoing
restoration and stabilization.
This small center straddling the routes to the high
Mixtec Alta and the region called the Canada
reached its zenith in 800 AD, around that time its
noteworthy tomb was constructed.

Three large structures make up Huijazoo ruin site,
none are fully excavated or stabilized.
Construction started at Huijazoo around 250 AD
culminating at its height in 800 AD. The site was
abandoned after 800 AD
Zapotec Culture, on the trade routes
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