Today we spent hours travelling from Veracruz to Palenque. It is a long way!!
We stopped for lunch in Tabasco. Did you know that Tabasco sauce is not made in Tabasco! Nor do
Chihuahua dogs come from Mexico!
Our main stop was at La Venta. There is a park that has a small zoo and a collection of Olmec heads that have come from 3 or 4 different sites. They weigh huge amounts like 40-100 ton and they had
no beasts of burden or wheeled carts. They must have been taken up to 100 km with human power and rollers!
A baby Howler Monkey.
A Black Jaguar
Olmec figure: The Grandmother
Olmec figure: Old Warrior.
Olmec sculpture: The Triumphal Altar.
Olmec Head: The Colossal Head.
As we walked around looking at the Olmec figures, we spotted this Alligator just off the path.
This one was out in the river
We stopped for lunch in Tabasco. Did you know that Tabasco sauce is not made in Tabasco! Nor do
Chihuahua dogs come from Mexico!
Our main stop was at La Venta. There is a park that has a small zoo and a collection of Olmec heads that have come from 3 or 4 different sites. They weigh huge amounts like 40-100 ton and they had
no beasts of burden or wheeled carts. They must have been taken up to 100 km with human power and rollers!
A baby Howler Monkey.
A Black Jaguar
Olmec figure: The Grandmother
Olmec figure: Old Warrior.
Olmec sculpture: The Triumphal Altar.
Olmec Head: The Colossal Head.
As we walked around looking at the Olmec figures, we spotted this Alligator just off the path.
This one was out in the river
2 comments:
So I'm guessing no one plans on going for a swim there, picnicing by the river, or pats for the pretty black kitty...and people say AUSTRALIA is unsafe!
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