Tres Zapotes Site Museum
Calle Estela Nuñez s/n Santiago Tuxtla, Veracruz
45 minutes into the Community of Tres Zapotes
45 minutes into the Community of Tres Zapotes
45 minutes into the Community of Tres Zapotes
Opening its doors since the seventies, the rooms of this museum exhibit collections of Olmec monuments that were found in Tres Zapotes. At the entrance you will receive a huge jaguar coming from Santiago Tuxtla, where also the first colossal head was discovered in 1862. The privileged geographical location is reflected in the pieces you see, as they had pottery clay and basalt as raw material for his sculptures.
Housed in a historic monument that was even burned during the Revolution, this museum has archa...
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