Parque-Museo La Venta

Objective: To conserve, protect, document, protect, exhibit and disseminate the archaeological pieces of the Olmec Culture discovered in the Sale Huimanguillo, Tabasco, as well as the biotic resources of the museums associated with the ecosystem of the region.

Background: Opened on March 4, 1958, it is a combination of archeology and nature, located on an area of ​​eight hectares, on the shores of the Lagoon of Illusions, in the city of Villahermosa. It is divided into 2 areas: zoological and archaeological.

The first exhibits animals belonging to this tropical region; and the second area presents monumental pieces of the Olmec culture; It also has 33 sculptures that are classified into 3 groups: altars, stelae and colossal heads.