Huasteca
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La Huasteca is a geographical and cultural region located partially along the Gulf of Mexico and including parts of the states of Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí. It is roughly defin
Tamasopo waterfall in San Luis Potosí.
Landscape near Jalpan de Serra in Querétaro.
Scene from the Concurso de Danza Huapango in Pinal de Amoles, Querétaro.
Huapango trio from Veracruz at the Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum.
Huastec people
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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
Huasteca
…Gulf of Mexico and including parts of the states of Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí. It is roughly defined as the area in which the Huastec people had influence when their civilization was at its height during the Mesoamerican period. Today, the Huastecs occupy only a fraction of this region with…
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