Zanatepec

Zanatepec lies on the eastern side of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, near the routes between Oaxaca and Chiapas. The region was shaped by contact between Zoque and Zapotec communities before Spanish rule. Under colonial administration Zanatepec belonged to the jurisdiction of Tehuantepec. Its position placed the settlement on the broad passage between the central Mexican highlands and the lands farther southeast.