In his humorous and charming way, our Zapotec guide, Nicolas, related tales, explanations, and controversies that surround the history of Dainzú, a small archaeological site near Oaxaca. 
This Zapotec city was inhabited from about 700 BC - 350 AD, and like all archaeological sites in Mexico, has been only partially excavated. Some facts about the civilizations of that time are known, the rest is lost to the winds.