An incense burner in the likeness of one of the Toltec's Gods of Death

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An incense burner in the likeness of one of the Toltec's Gods of Death is displayed in the Rufino Tamayo Museum of Pre-Hispanic Art in Oaxaca, Mexico, September 1, 2008. The Spanish founded the city Oaxaca in 1521, which they named Antequera. They built it over an Aztec military fort which the Aztec's built in 1496 after conquering the Mixtec and Zapotec kingdoms. The name Oaxaca is derived from the Nahuatl word, Huayacac which translates as The Place of the Seed, referring to a tree commonly found in Oaxaca. The city has one of Mexico's most important historic Spanish colonial areas, and was declared a historical landmark by UNESCO in 1987.

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Size: 5290px × 3516px
Location: Monte Alban,Oaxaca,Mexico
Photo credit: © Chico Sanchez / Aurora Photos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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