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Chalcatzingo

City / RuinsCentral America

Olmec-influenced ceremonial center in Morelos, Mexico (~1500-500 BCE). Features 'The Earth Monster' — a giant carved relief of a serpent-mouth cave with figures emerging. Critical site for understanding Olmec religious symbolism.

18.6764°, -98.7589°

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