Museo Regional de Antropología Carlos Pellicer Cámara

Frommer's Review

This museum on the west bank of the river about 1.5km (1 mile) south of the town center is well organized and has a great collection. The pre-Hispanic artifacts on display include not only Tabascan finds (Totonac, Zapotec, and Olmec), but also those of other Mexican and Central American cultures.

The second floor is devoted to the Olmec. The third floor features artifacts from central Mexico, including the Tlatilco and Teotihuacán cultures; the Huasteca culture of Veracruz, San Luis Potosí, and Tampico states; and the cultures of Nayarit State, on the west coast. Photographs and diagrams provide vivid images, but the explanatory signs are mostly in Spanish. Look especially for the figurines that were found in this area and for the colorful Codex (an early book of pictographs).

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