Cuilapan Attractions 
Cuilapan (Náhautl: "coyote river") lies approximately 12km/7.5mi south of Oaxaca and is a centre of the once-important cochineal production. A brilliant scarlet dye is obtained from these insects which live on cacti.
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Old Indian Ruins
Old Indian ruins discovered near Cuilapan included a remarkable tomb around which a pyramid had been built, an architectural style not typically found in Mexico. An external flight of nine steps leads into an antechamber, from where visitors pass beneath a magnificent stone lintel into the actual tomb. The date-glyphs could not be decoded for a long time. It is assumed that this is a Zapotec tomb.
