SOUTH AMERICAN PICTURES
Olmec

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© South American Pictures/ Chris Sharp

Olmec, Mexico. This snapping turtle is from the site of San Lorenzo. Meso American mythology considered the world was sitting on a turtle back. Museo Regional de Antropologia, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

 

 

 

 

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