▁provide ▁indic ations ▁of ▁t ies ▁with ▁cult ures ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁south west ▁and ▁especially ▁with ▁Pa qu im é , ▁which ▁could ▁hypoth et ically ▁mean ▁or ▁suggest ▁a ▁fusion ▁between ▁late ▁northern ▁Mes o amer ican ▁cult ures ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁south west . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁sett lers ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁La ▁Fer rer ía ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁N ahu as ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 0 0 ▁A . D . ▁and ▁they ▁migr ated ▁from ▁around ▁North ▁America . ▁Also ▁from ▁ 6 0 0 ▁C . E . ▁to ▁ 1 4 5 0 ▁C . E . ▁the ▁tribes ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁this ▁place ▁where ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Z ac ate can ▁and ▁Te pe hu ano ▁Indian ▁tribes . ▁The ▁Fer rer ía ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁people ▁meet ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁religious ▁gather ing ▁where ▁they ▁built ▁py ram ids , ▁places ▁of ▁worship ▁and ▁houses . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁a ▁museum ▁near ▁La ▁Fer rer ía ▁was ▁rem ode led ▁and ▁it ▁contains ▁arch ae ological ▁artifact s ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁discovered ▁there ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁go ▁see . ▁▁ ▁This ▁broad ▁area ▁represents ▁the ▁natural ▁cor rid or ▁that ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Mad re ▁Occ ident al ▁offered ▁to ▁the ▁Tol te c ▁and ▁N ahu at la ca ▁tribes , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁accident al ▁stone ▁conform ations ▁to ▁surv ive ▁in ▁the