The Zapotecs are known as the Cloud People or Bena Zaa. The reason behind the name Cloud People is their belief that they would return to the clouds when they died and there were supernatural beings in the sky. They lived in the southern highlands of Mesoamerica in the valley of Oaxaca. The zapotecs are known to have inhibited the region from 500 BC which was the late Pre-classical period. The capital city of this group came to be known as Monte Albana which was later shifted to Mitla. The Zapotecs were defined by their culture which bound and differentiated them from other groups of people. The language spoken by these people was Oto-Zatopecan and engaged majorly in agricultural activities. The Oaxaca Valley which is the cradle land of the