The Huastec or Téenek are an indigenous people of Mexico living in the Huasteca, which includes the administrative divisions of Hidalgo, Veracruz, San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas concentrated along the
Huastec sculpture – Musée des Amériques
Replica of statue located in Metro Bellas Artes in Mexico City. The accompanying plaque translates to "MASCULINE FIGURE – Huasteca Culture – Early Post Classic – Description: From Naranjo, Veracruz. Possible representation of Quetzalcoatl wearing a conical cap with a skull in front and long earflaps, characteristic elements of the Huastec."
Huastec statue from the Tampico Region, 14th–16th centuries
Approximate routes and dates of the proto-Huastec and other Maya-speaking groups
Veracruz, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in easte
Huastec people
…as Huaxtec, Wastek or Huastecos) are an indigenous people of Mexico living in the Huasteca, which includes the administrative divisions of Hidalgo, Veracruz, San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas concentrated along the route of the Pánuco River and along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. There are approximately…
Colossal Olmec stone head from around 900 BC
Playa Villa Rica (Villa Rica Beach), where the Spanish built the first city of Veracruz
Statue of rebel leader Gaspar Yanga, a fugitive slave
Depiction of the siege of Veracruz during the Mexican–American War