Mesoamerican Classic period
Mixteca Alta (Las Flores phase)
### Mixteca Alta (Las Flores phase)

Unlike what happened in the Valley, the [Mixtec](/wiki/Mixtec "Mixtec") did not have a hegemonic capital in the Classic. However, there was a considerable increase in the number of localities compared to the Preclassic. These were relatively small nuclei, of which Yucuñudahui was the largest. Yucuñudahui has a complex urban planning, which follows an L\-shaped pattern. In this settlement, religious buildings, palaces, plazas, ball games and tombs were erected in the style of the Zapotecs of Monte Albán.


What was the significance of the L-shaped pattern in urban planning for the Mixtecs?