The archaeological site of Quiahuixtlan: Self-sustaining settlement for more than 2,800 years

Quiahuixtlan, a settlement that functioned as a cemetery, city, and fortress, is located a short distance from where Hernán Cortés materially established the first Villa Rica de Veracruz.

The archaeological site of Quiahuixtlan: Self-sustaining settlement for more than 2,800 years
The archaeological zone of Quiahuixtlan. Image: INAH