Mitla

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmiːtlə/
  • an ancient city in southern Mexico, to the east of the city of Oaxaca, now a noted archaeological site. Believed to have been established as a burial site by the Zapotecs, it was eventually overrun by the Mixtecs in about ad 1000.

Origin:

Nahuatl, literally 'place of the dead'