Previously it was known as Zaapeche which means "Place of jaguars" belonging to the Zapotec ethnic group of the central valleys. This is a town full of deeply rooted customs and traditions, where the mysticism, the essence and the warmth that shelters a town are enclosed, where its inhabitants transmit, teach and inherit it generation after generation. This community is characterized by being the only one in the world due to its high percentage of the population that is dedicated to the elaboration of black clay pottery, a pre-Hispanic occupation dating from remote times, it is a virtue of this its knowledge and practice to elaborate utilitarian slab and decoration, there are artisans who make pieces for aesthetic purposes. There is only the church, dating from the sixteenth century, there are also vestiges of buildings that were ceremonial centers or intended for the lords.