Tres Zapotes Olmec Archaeological Ruins Museum, Veracruz, Mexico. Travel & Tour Pictures, Photos, & Information.

Tres Zapotes
Olmec Archaeological Ruins Museum

Near Satiago Tuxtla & Tres Zapotes, Veracruz, Mexico.
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George & Audrey DeLange

Map To Tres Zapotes, Museum
Tres Zapotes, Veracruz, Mexico.

Tres Zapotes Olmec Museum Courtyard


Tres Zapotes Local Scenery. "Cerro Vigia" In Background.

Tres Zapotes (tres sah-PO-tes), village (1990 est. pop. 854), SE Veracruz, E Mexico, 15 mi/24 km W of San Andrés Tuxtla, near Cerro de las Mesas on N edge of Tuxtlas Mts. (in former Olmec heartland); 18°30'N 95°30'W. Pre-Maya monument dating from 381 B.C.– 32 B.C. was found here (1939) near a colossal Olmec stone head. Evidence here of early writing.
Go into Satiago Tuxtla from Lago Catemaco on Highway 180, watch for a brick fence on the left side of Highway 180 and then you will make a left turn just before you see a bridge going over Highway 180. Tres Zapotes is 13.9 km from the turn. Take the road about 5 km through Sehualca. At 7.8 km you will see a Tres Zapotes sign located at (N 18 degrees 24 minutes W 95 degrees 20.65 minutes). The road is very pot-holed at this point. At 9.4 km you will go through another small village. At 13.9 km you will actually enter Tres Zapotes. Going through town don't turn at the first curve, go straight to a dead end. Make a right turn to the museum which will be seen to your left.
Be sure to have a good deet mosqueto repellant on when there.
The actual ruins are located about 0ne mile South East of town.
The caretakers keep the grass and weeds nicely cut and trimmed or the place would soon be covered by weeds. The museum and restrooms are clean.

Yard Next To Entrance	Entrance On Right By Sign


Olmec Head In Yard	Olmec Head In Yard

Giant Head Number One Discovered In 1862 At Tres Zapotes	Artifacts



Stele C, Oldest Evidence For Long Count Calendar Dates 32 BC	Flat Stone

Monument G, Discovered in 1925-26.	Monument G, Thought To be A Monkey Mutulated By Erosion And Intent



Stele D, Discovered in 1925.	Stele D, Thought To Show An Initiation Scene Of Three Persons

	Town Of Tres Zapotes, Zocolo