Parque Museo La Venta

It's CLOSED (for covid?) on February 8th 2021.

The Olmec Heads and stone sculptures are very interesting to see.

A great place to take a walk with the family; the museum is relatively new, so expect the facilities to be well clean and organized. The staff could improve in customer service but overall they are nice people. Besides the museum is the "La Venta" park and just across the animal zoo. The park is good and big. and the zoo could use some better management. Some of the animals are sick, or so we where told. I would definitely go again but would skip the zoo; it's a sad sight and makes me feel very low.

This actually a zoo and an archaeological sculpture park. The zoo isn't that good but the sculpture park is outstanding. The sculptures (mostly colossal heads) are from La Venta and there are interpretive signs describing their background. Very educational. The signs are bilingual and I saw one English language tour group (from a company outside the park I think.)

This is a nice little park. There is a zoo area and the area for the olmecas carved stones. The giant heads are impressive. I wish the stone work had a roof do it would be protected from the elements.