Sights in Tampico & The Huasteca
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Las Pozas
Xilitla’s famous attraction is Las Pozas, a bizarre but beautiful linked series of concrete temples, pagodas, bridges, pavilions, sculptures and spiral stairways built adjacent to an idyllic series of waterfalls. This surreal creation stands as a monument to the imagination and excessive wealth of Edward James, as well as to the expertise of site manager Plutarco Gastelum and the skill of local workers who cast the elaborate constructions in the 1960s and 1970s. Though the project was never completed – the jungle encroaches on the half-finished structures – this is an amazing place.
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Tamtoc
The important Huastec ceremonial center of Tamtoc flourished from AD 700 to 1500. Today it’s one of the few maintained Huastec sites. The cleared part of the expansive site is a plaza with platforms made of river stones. Look for a low bench with two conical altars decorated with faded 1000-year-old frescoes believed to represent Quetzalcóatl, the feathered serpent god.
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Museo Lariab
The small Museo Lariab has well-presented exhibits on the Huastec, ancient and contemporary. A taxi from Valles costs around M$150.
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Cascadas de Tamasopo
Two kilometers from Tamasopo, Cascadas de Tamasopo has gorgeous waterfalls and a beautiful natural arch.
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