, ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Dur ango , ▁México , ▁at ▁the ▁“ C er ro ▁de ▁La ▁Fer rer ía ”, ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁T unal ▁River . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁surrounding ▁region ▁mainly ▁are ▁Mes qu ite ▁and ▁Alo e , ▁the ▁fa una ▁compr ises ▁har es , ▁rabb its , ▁fo xes , ▁co y otes , ▁squ ir rel ▁and ▁l iz ards . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁this ▁region ▁were ▁N ah ua , ▁nom ads ▁from ▁the ▁North ▁of ▁the ▁continent , ▁two ▁thousand ▁years ▁ago . ▁During ▁the ▁post class ical ▁period ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁Z ac ate cas ▁people ▁and ▁their ▁contempor aries ▁te pe hu anos , ▁from ▁the ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ad iana ▁Valley ▁up ▁to ▁“ N om bre ▁de ▁Dios ”. ▁ ▁La ▁Fer rer ía ▁was ▁first ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁basically ▁subs isted ▁from ▁far ming ▁corn , ▁be ans ▁and ▁squ ash , ▁and ▁were ▁h unter - g ather ers ▁to ▁complete ▁their ▁di et ; ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁T unal ▁river , ▁it ▁is ▁assumed ▁that ▁hunting ▁and ▁fish ing ▁were ▁common ▁activities . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁detected ▁that ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁occupied ▁several ▁times ▁between ▁ 8 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 4 5 0 ▁CE . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁includes ▁arch ae ological ▁finds ▁such ▁as : ▁circular ▁rit ual ▁spaces , ▁bird ▁b ones ▁and ▁stone ▁rings , ▁that