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Veracruz Pre-Hispanic Ruin Unveiled, Sheinbaum Allocates Funds

6/21/2026

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Archaeologists uncovered a pre-Hispanic ruin in Veracruz, confirmed by the National Institute of Archaeology and History.
The site contains a circular stone platform that has never been recorded in that part of Mexico.
Archaeologists Lino Espinoza Garcia and Alberto Vazquez described a 1.88-metre monolith showing two figures receiving a liquid, dating to 200-600 AD.
President Claudia Sheinbaum called the discovery very relevant and announced federal resources for its investigation and restoration.

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Archaeologists uncovered a pre-Hispanic ruin in Veracruz, confirmed by the National Institute of Archaeology and History.
The site contains a circular stone platform that has never been recorded in that part of Mexico.
Archaeologists Lino Espinoza Garcia and Alberto Vazquez described a 1.88-metre monolith showing two figures receiving a liquid, dating to 200-600 AD.
President Claudia Sheinbaum called the discovery very relevant and announced federal resources for its investigation and restoration.