"A good statement! The same ancestors, different branches... the pyramid witnesses, uniting all people..."
Xiulote pondered for a long time, then solemnly nodded. The Third Era was a thousand years ago, roughly during the period of Rome and the two Hans, also the era of Hellenization and Sinicization spreading... Then, he slightly puzzled, looked towards the learned elder.
"The ancient Gusapoteque? The Loma Alta?"
"The ancient Gusapoteque are ancestors of the Mistec and the Zapotecs. Their location was roughly in the far southeast, in the middle valleys of Oaxaca. Mount Alban is the green mountain."
"As for the Loma Alta..."
Jatili smiled deeply once again.
"They are actually the ancestors of the Prepetcha, settled on the south side of Lake Cuitzeo, north of the Patzcuaro Lake region. Your Highness's legions must have passed there when they marched south. Those fortresses by the lakes, many of them are ancient pyramids rebuilt."
