<< Our Photo Pages >> La Cobata - Sculptured Stone in Mexico in Veracruz
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Multi-periodSite Name: La CobataCountry: Mexico
NOTE: This site is 11.305 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Veracruz Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Santiago Tuxtla
Latitude: 18.465290N Longitude: 95.30252W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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SolarMegalith visited on 1st Mar 2004 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 5
The Olmec head called La Cobata is located in the centre of Santiago Tuxtla. It was discovered in 1970 near Tres Zapotes, close to Rancho La Cobata. It is about 1 m high and has 165 tons of weight. It is unique among the Olmec sculptures because of its closed eyes.
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