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La Venta

On land Americas
North face of the La Venta (Olmec) pyramid, Tabasco, Mexico.
Alfonsobouchot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Where
Mexico
Built by
Olmecs
Era
1200-400 BCE
Known for
Colossal stone heads.
How it ended
Abandoned around 400 BCE, possibly as rivers changed course.
La Venta
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South face of the pyramid of La Venta (Olmec), Tabasco, Mexico.
Alfonsobouchot, Public domain
Complejo "A" zona arqueológica de La Venta (Olmec), Tabasco, México.
Alfonsobouchot, Public domain
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Background

La Venta is a pre-Columbian archaeological site of the Olmec civilization located in the present-day Mexican state of Tabasco. Some of the artifacts have been moved to the museum Parque-Meseo La Venta, which is in nearby Villahermosa, the capital of Tabasco.

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