Villahermosa

Villahermosa is the balmy capital of Tabasco. Very nearly a Gulf Coast city, it\'s just about an hour south of Paraíso and the Dos Bocas port, actually on the coast. The culture of the Gulf of Mexico permeates everything, but in Villahermosa the Gulf meets a deeper, equally ancient local culture. 

Olmec peoples once inhabited the entire region. Some of their traditions are among the oldest in Mexico. People to arrive to Villahermosa to set off for former Olmec strongholds at San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán, La Venta, Tres Zapotes, and Laguna de los Cerros. 

Surrounded by rivers, lagoons and jungles, Villahermosa is set in an exotic landscape of jungles, lowland marshes, and forests. Within the city, visitors prepare for their journeys at the La Venta Park-Museum and the Carlos Pellicer Regional Museum of Anthropology, both of which are hotbeds of Olmec culture and lore.

The city is set around the Cathedral, the giant Panteón Central, the Malecon along the Grijalva River and a whole variety of parks and deep refreshing lagoons. 

Villahermosa is just about an hour north of the Teapa station on the Interoceanic Train (Line FA). Arriving that way allows you far greater access to the vibrant and green landscapes that contribute to the character and culture of the state.