The Cordova daily times., 1920-11-26
N HUNDREDS of places through out the state of OaXaca, MeXi-
 co, are to be found what they

M Oul lHt Slulo ol OdAdCC, ilIAi- co, are to be found what they
 call "Pueblos Viejos" Gold viii ages), some close to the site of the CIV villages and others in the wild ountry, far away from all habitations. these ruins traces can be seen of iouses, temples, fortresses and tombs. n some places graves only are seen o mark the place of a former civili- ,ation, and these consist of mounds, some of which are built to a consider lble height, writes a correspondent of he Christian Science Monitor.
 Among the ruins well known on account of their state of preservation md importance can be mentioned the 'uins of MitIa, those at Monte Alban, It Guicngula and at AchiUtl8.
 The famous ruins of Mita are the pest preserved on account of the dry :lmate of tine country in which they are situated. They are among the most elaborately ornamentcd ruins ill Mexico, and on the walls are found ! lbout fifteen different designs made with mosaicS known as grecques. The igures are all geOnetricaI and are found mostly in panels on both inside md outside of the walls of the rooms.
 Features of Mitla Ruins.
 The original name of these ruins was Lyobaa, and they were later on "alled by the Mexicans "Mictlaa" which means 'thc place of the dead.' The place is now in the center of Athe Iapotec country, and the Iapotec lan- ruage is spoken hy the inhabitants of the village close to the ruins. One of the chambers contains six huge monoliths, each being about 12 feet high and : feet in circumference, which have no carvings. The mGSt beautiful room is known as the Hall | If Mosaics. It's four sides are covered with designs. Paintings were found on some of the walls, but these have mostly disappeared. Close to the ruins a pyramidal mound is to be seen and about two miles distant is a fort of grdot interest.
 The g.ecques or arabesques found It Mitla give it distinctive charac- ter, and in no other part of the re public are there any ruins like them. Vixen the Spaniards conquered MeXi- co, MitIa was still an important place.
 The ruins of Monte Alban are sitn- ated on the outskirts of the city of OuXaca and seem to belong to a much older civilization than those of Mitla. lI,, in, pIIiro {, when Mitla was at it's height of pros perity. The ruins cover an area of about two miles in length by third | of mile in width. On every side are remains of temples, foundations, ter races, walls, and graves, but these places have not been explored and are | covered with debris. Some fine stones | with carvings are still standing and | many have been removed to the Ma tonal Museum of Mexico City, The sculptures indicate that the Maya civi- | iizaton must have extended to this 1 part of the country.
 Fort at Guier1uIa.
 The ruins of Guengula on the 18th mus of Tehuantepec show the exist ence of big fort which was used in the battles between the MeNicans md the Zapotecs. This fort was built on the top of mountain, and contains | two pyramids of stones. having stair ways leading up to the tops. Remains of temples, chambers, trenches, ana terraces can also be distinguished. | ot oh i,ltl courts, walls, mounds, and terraces. AchiutIa was the sacred city of the treat MiXtec nation, their country be
 ing called MiXtecapam before the Spaniards arrived in Mexico. An eN- traordinary number of pieces of pot .ery is found everywhere in this viii !age, which is still inhabited by the Mixtec Indians, or MiXtecos.
 In the graves that have been opened in these different ruins have been found great vafiety of stone and clay Idols, ornaments made of gold copper. jade, shell, obsidian, and stone Beautiful specimens of painted pot tery nave also been found, and some of the finest samples of Mexican ce- ramic art come from the tombs o1 i OaXaca.
 The Indian tribes inhabiting the state of Oaxaca are the ZapOtecs Mixtecs, Mics. Cuicatecs, Mazatecs Mexicans, Amusgos, Triques, Chatinos, Chinantecs, Huaves, Zoques anc Chontales. Of these the Zapotecs anG 1 J,xtocs xUaro tho most imnortant anC they resisted the Spaniards long aftel the rest of the country had been con nnered. The Huaves. Amusgos ant