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Tres Zapotes Destination Guide

Discover Tres Zapotes in Mexico

Tres Zapotes in the region of Veracruz-Llave is a town located in Mexico - some 249 mi or ( 401 km ) East of Mexico City , the country's capital .

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Local time in Tres Zapotes is now 09:18 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Xilorinca, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Tilapan, Teolapa, and Santiago Tuxtla. When in this area, you might want to check out Xilorinca . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Tres Zapotes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Tres Zapotes

Tres Zapotes is a Mesoamerican archaeological site located in the south-central Gulf Lowlands of Mexico in the Papaloapan River plain. Tres Zapotes is sometimes referred to as the third major Olmec capital, although Tres Zapotes' Olmec phase constitutes only a portion of the site’s history, which continued through the Epi-Olmec and Classic Veracruz cultural periods. The 2000-year existence of Tres Zapotes as a cultural center is unusual, if not unique, in Mesoamerica.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.47 -95.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Archaeological museums in Mexico, Archaeological sites in Veracruz, Epi-Olmec sites, Former populated places in Mexico, Los Tuxtlas, Museums in Veracruz, Olmec sites

Santiago Tuxtla (municipality)

The municipality of Santiago Tuxtla, in the Mexican state of Veracruz, was founded in 1524. The municipality has approximately 51,000 inhabitants (2000 census) and occupies the northwestern slope of Volcano San Martin to the Rio San Juan. Its municipal seat is the city of Santiago Tuxtla. It is part of the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas, and also includes a small section the Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve.

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Located at 18.47 -95.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Los Tuxtlas, Municipalities of Veracruz, Populated places established in 1524

Santiago Tuxtla

Santiago Tuxtla is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city of Santiago Tuxtla straddles the Río Tepango, and touristically offers many 19th century structures, a museum with artifacts dating to the Olmecs, the nearby archaeological site and museum of Tres Zapotes, and several modern hotels.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.47 -95.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Los Tuxtlas, Populated places in Veracruz