<< Other Photo Pages >> La Venta. - Ancient Village or Settlement in Mexico in Tabasco
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Multi-periodSite Name: La Venta.Country: Mexico Region: Tabasco Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: La Venta
Latitude: 18.103223N Longitude: 94.040927W
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | no data |
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Olmec City in Tabasco
A large Olmec city which grew to its height from 900 BCE after the decline of San Lorenzo. Eventually it was abandoned in the 4th century BCE.
Carved heads and artefacts from the site have been relocated to the Parque Museo La Venta at Villahermosa.
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