La Democracia, Escuintla
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La Democracia is a municipality
in the Escuintla department
of Guatemala
. It is most notable for the crude Olmec
-influenced carved stone heads from the Monte Alto culture
now on display around the town square. The town possesses a small archaeological museum, the Museo Regional de Arqueología de la Democracia
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Escuintla department
Departments of Guatemala
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of Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
. It is most notable for the crude Olmec
Olmec
The Olmec were the first major Pre-Columbian civilization in Mexico. They lived in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco....
-influenced carved stone heads from the Monte Alto culture
Monte Alto culture
Monte Alto is an archaeological site on the Pacific Coast in what is now Guatemala.-History:Located 20 km southeast from Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in Escuintla, Monte Alto was occupied as early as 1800 BC, but has a fairly light presence – less than either El Bálsamo or Los Cerritos Sur located...
now on display around the town square. The town possesses a small archaeological museum, the Museo Regional de Arqueología de la Democracia
Museo Regional de Arqueología de la Democracia, Escuintla
The Museo Regional de Arqueología de la Democracia is an archaeological museum in the municipality of La Democracia in the department of Escuintla in Guatemala...
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