Las Choapas (archaeological site)

Las Choapas is a recently found archaeological site located within the municipality of Las Choapas, in the southeastern border of the Veracruz State, inside the San Miguel de Allende Ejido, bordering the municipalities of Huimanguillo, Tabasco and Ostuacán, in Chiapas. The site covers a known extension of about 60 Hectares and its actual location is being deliberately concealed to prevent the common looting. Access to the site by land takes about four hours as there are no roads, helicopter is the preferred means of transportation when archaeologists visit the site. The culture that occupied this area is not clearly identified; however the site lies within the Olmec nuclear zone, sort of in between La Venta just 22.22 kilometers (13.81 mi) north in the neighboring state of Tabasco, and San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan some 62 kilometers (39 mi) to the west, both of which are important Olmec sites, but there are many smaller sites in surrounding areas, see the Olmec heartland map.