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
Huijazoo Ruin Site Oaxaca
Huijazoo Archaeological Site Oaxaca, Mexico is a small complex
modeled after nearby Monte Alban with pyramidal platforms, a
plaza, and a ball court. Huijazoo ruin site is noted for its tomb
number 5, discovered in 1985 and undergoing restoration and
stabilization.
Huijazoo Archaeological Site, Oaxaca, is located northwest of Oaxaca City . The small complex has
pyramidal platforms, a plaza, and a ball court. Huijazoo ruin site is noted for its tomb number 5,
discovered in 1985 . Not open to the public the tomb is undergoing restoration and stabilization.