WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Tehuacán-Cuicatlán: originary habitat of Mesoamerica is located in central-southern Mexico, at the southeast of the State of Puebla and north of the State of Oaxaca.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tehuacán (Spanish pronunciation: [tewaˈkan]) is the second largest city in the Mexican state of Puebla, nestled in the southeast of the valley of Tehuacán, bordering the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Tehuacán-Cuicatlán valley is an important archeological site, which records 12, 000 years of human inhabitation. There is ancient evidence of plant domestication, as well as the earliest known irrigation works in Mesoamerica, which include a diverse array of terraces, canals, wells, aqueducts and dams.

Detailed explanation-4: -Founded in 1540, Tehuacán is one of the oldest Spanish settlements in Mexico. Its hinterland yields corn (maize), beans, wheat, alfalfa, oranges, grapes, and pomegranates, as well as cattle, pigs, and goats. Rich silver and lead mines are located nearby.

Detailed explanation-5: -“Tehuacán” translates to “Place of the Gods” or “Place of Stones”

Detailed explanation-6: -Tehuacan–Zongolica a.k.a. Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl is a variety of Nahuatl spoken by ethnic Nahua people in southeastern Puebla state (Tehuacan) and southern Veracruz (Zongolica) in Mexico. Tehuacan–Zongolica has characteristics of both Central Nahuatl and Eastern Peripheral Nahuatl.

Detailed explanation-7: -The oldest relics of human presence in the region date back to 12, 000 BCE. Evidence of the first habitation sites date to around 10, 000 BCE.