Laguna de los Cerros

archaeological site, Mexico

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Laguna de los Cerros is an archaeological site in Mexico that was a significant center of the Olmec civilization. The Olmec, flourishing in the humid lowlands of southern Veracruz and Tabasco, were renowned sculptors and builders, creating monumental basalt sculptures, including colossal heads. Laguna de los Cerros, located near the Cerro Cintepec, was a large Olmec site with notable sculptures and appears to have been contemporary with other major Olmec centers like La Venta. The Olmec civilization developed advanced agriculture, complex thought systems, and extensive trade networks, influencing much of Mesoamerica.12

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pre-Columbian civilizations
The rise of Olmec civilization
Laguna de los Cerros, just south of the Cerro Cintepec in Veracruz, appears to have been a large Olmec site with outstanding sculptures. La Venta, just east of the Tabasco border, was another contemporary site, but it reached its height after San Lorenzo had gone…
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Laguna de los Cerros, just south of the Cerro Cintepec in Veracruz, appears to have been a large Olmec site with outstanding sculptures. La Venta, just east of the Tabasco border, was another contemporary site, but it reached its height after San Lorenzo had gone…
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