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Submitted by davidmorgan on Saturday, 07 March 2015  Page Views: 1487

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:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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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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Re: La Venta by davidmorgan on Saturday, 07 March 2015
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