San Lorenzo

1200 BCMexico

CountryMexico

Date1200 BC

RegionVeracruz

About San Lorenzo

The earliest Olmec center. Three colossal heads were found here. At its peak around 1200 BC, the most sophisticated settlement in Mesoamerica. Artificial plateau created by moving 2 million m3 of earth.

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