 Entrance to La Venta Park/Museum
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 Map of Mesoamerican settlements in Tabasco,
Chiapas, and Veracruz
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 Monkeys greet you close to the entrance of La
Venta.
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 Friendly coatimundi
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 Coatis are relatives of the raccoon.
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 The coatimundi's long snout is used for foraging
through the dirt for insects.
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 One of the colossal Olmec heads located at La
Venta, "The Old Warrier"
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 The helmet of this head, Monument # 4, shows a
claw, possibly of a harpy eagle.
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 Monument # 3, "The Young Warrior", or "Joven
Guerrero"
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 "The Grandmother", Monument # 5
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 "The Dialogue Altar" shows a priest emerging
from the earth.
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 "Monkey Looking at the Sky"
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 Altar # 4, " The Triumphal Altar"
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 "The Governor"
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 Altar # 5, "The Altar of the
Children"
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 "Quadrangular Altar" # 6
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 "Young Goddess" - Stela 1
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 Monument 78 - "The Tattooed Head"
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 Altar # 2 - "The Eroded Altar"
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 "The Cloven Head" - Monument 64
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 Monument 64 (translates as Figure with Standard)
shows a bearded man holding an effigy of a shark.
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 "The Warrior" - Monument 1.
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 This is the best example of a colossal Olmec
head at La Venta.
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 Stela 2
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 One of the first coatis, of what turned out to
be many more.
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 Altar of the Owls - Altar 7
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 Altar 1 - the "Feline Altar"
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Entrance to La Venta Park/Museum
Map of Mesoamerican settlements in Tabasco,
Chiapas, and Veracruz
Monkeys greet you close to the entrance of La
Venta.
Friendly coatimundi
Coatis are relatives of the raccoon.
The coatimundi's long snout is used for foraging
through the dirt for insects.
One of the colossal Olmec heads located at La
Venta, "The Old Warrier"
The helmet of this head, Monument # 4, shows a
claw, possibly of a harpy eagle.
Monument # 3, "The Young Warrior", or "Joven
Guerrero"
"The Grandmother", Monument # 5
"The Dialogue Altar" shows a priest emerging
from the earth.
"Monkey Looking at the Sky"
Altar # 4, " The Triumphal Altar"
"The Governor"
Altar # 5, "The Altar of the
Children"
"Quadrangular Altar" # 6
"Young Goddess" - Stela 1
Monument 78 - "The Tattooed Head"
Altar # 2 - "The Eroded Altar"
"The Cloven Head" - Monument 64
Monument 64 (translates as Figure with Standard)
shows a bearded man holding an effigy of a shark.
"The Warrior" - Monument 1.
This is the best example of a colossal Olmec
head at La Venta.
Stela 2
One of the first coatis, of what turned out to
be many more.
Altar of the Owls - Altar 7
Altar 1 - the "Feline Altar"