Villahermosa

Olmec Island

 

The ancient Olmecs intrigued me because they were there long before Aztecs and Maya and left only a few large, but sophisticated, stone monuments. Who were the Olmecs? The quest took me to Villahermosa, which is on the way to Palenque anyway, and there I visited the Olmec Island, where a number of these remains were found and are on display. Villahermosa has an airport and is just two hours from Palenque. There is also a museum, but I will have to leave that for a revisit in future.

 

The small Villahermosa airport

 

 

Young babes, chaperoned by their manager, ready to perform on stage, however, being up against a time limit, I missed that.

 

I did, however, put him on the job, and he attentively watched the whole performance in my place.

 

 

Possibly Peter Lorre, or some small old official Olmec person
A young warrior

 

An Olmec tomb.

 

Very sophisticated carvings for their time, long before Aztec and Maya arrived on the scene and who most likely were directly influenced and inspired by the Olmec

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part of the altar of the children

 

 

Altar of the Owls

 

 

Another brilliant example of the skill of the Olmec sculptors. Dated 700-400 BC

 

A sculpture of a whale. The Olmecs lived close to the coast and were familiar with whales migrating past

 

 

The bridge that returned me to the childrens festival and the front of the park. Yes, it really swayed and bounced.

 

 

The party was in full swing, so to speak, and Batman was about to get hammered

 

While the performers went shopping, the next pinata was being readied for imminent destruction

 
Still, there was clearly some monkeying around going on, although no howling at this time

 
Across from the Villahermosa ADO bus terminal. BTW, unlike for the post-migration crowd here in the USA, all that footwork is definitely keeping obesity at bay, here in Mexico.

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