A Catholic temple was erected in the North Group of the archaeological zone. This group is composed of three quadrangles that communicate through corridors -the church was built on one of them. The rooms that close the interior spaces do not have bases or platforms, so its spatial organization allows a particular privacy. The ornamentation consists, in its majority, of flattened walls that finish, in the superior part, with designs of fretwork. In this part of the area there are some mural paintings.

Mural of the Wild Turkey: It is located on the lintel of Patio A of the North Group. It is a very common galliform figure, which appears on the left side of a building and is shown in profile. It wears a headdress and the body does not exist, so the tail and legs were not drawn either. However, the silhouette of the head can be accurately distinguished.

North Group Mural, Patio A, West Lintel: This figure represents a character in profile. He wears a headdress and face painting; on the nape of the neck there are two feathers and two concentric circles in front of the headdress, which are held with a tie made up of short and long feathers. The face has striped designs, the teeth end in a point and a cylindrical object protrudes from the lower lip. With one hand she holds an element composed of oval shapes.

Mural in Patio A, West Lintel (2): Anthropomorphic character in profile. On the head there are some traces that suggest a headdress, on the back of which there are feathers of different sizes; behind one of the feet there are three concentric circles and one more in front of its knee.

Mural in Patio A, West Lintel (3): Anthropomorphic character in profile, with facial paint covering his face, except around the nose. His mouth is open showing his teeth.

Rear view of the North Group: During the Spanish evangelization a church dedicated to San Pablo Evangelista was erected, and one of the walls of the pre-Hispanic construction served as a wall.

Building 5: Most of its decoration consists of flattened walls topped (approximately one third) with fretwork designs.

It is located in the center of the area and stands out for its large-scale architecture, fine finishing and the exclusive use of monolithic columns. It is made up of three quadrangles (D, E, F) of different dimensions and located on different levels ordered from north to south. Quadrangles E and F are large open courtyards, limited by platforms that supported the upper buildings. Quadrangle D is an enclosure of great privacy, a palace of extreme architectural beauty whose facades and interior walls are profusely ornamented by friezes of assembled mosaic fretwork.

Hall of Columns: Building attached to the south side and deployed in an east-west direction. It consists of a large room characterized by six large monolithic columns that supported the roof. Most likely this hall was used for civic-administrative activities. The columns had the function of supporting a roof of large wooden beams and flattened to create a roof terrace.

East view of the Columns Building, Courtyard E: This construction is distinguished by its architectural use of large monolithic stones and by its facades ornamented with mosaics of fretwork called Xicalcoliuhqui.

North View, Building 12: In addition to the large monolithic stones and ornate facades, what characterizes this building are the different designs framed by panels, elements that are part of the rich Zapotec architectural tradition that began in Monte Albán and has strong Teotihuacan influences.

Room in the Group of Columns: The ceiling and the upper part of the walls ornamented with fretwork are shown. The ceiling was reconstructed following archaeological criteria to give an idea of the original.

Northwest corner. Interior Courtyard

Building 16: The elements of the Mixtec codices, as well as their murals, have symbols of the sky, the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars, all of which are reflected in the decoration of this building. Only in Mitla have Mixtec representations of the sky been seen.

It is located in the southern area of the site and is composed of three quadrangles that communicate by corridors, one of which is surrounded by four narrow bays, which delimit the courtyards. It is currently partially covered by recent fillings. However, it is possible to appreciate its large walls and lintels, some of them decorated.

Courtyard I, North Hall: In different buildings of the site there is evidence that there was mural painting, since remains of red color are appreciated in this structure and in the center of the courtyards, as well as in the socles of some walls.

It consists of a quadrangular square surrounded by four mounds; the one on the east side is the highest, and apparently held the most important temple or palace. The rest of the mounds are lower and of lesser importance. They are made of adobe, hence the name of the group.

It is probably the oldest in Mitla. It is built in the manner of the Adobe Group and only the remains of a plaza with four mounds (the one on the east side is the highest) are preserved. Currently there are few remains of this complex, since the urban invasion has practically made it disappear.