La Democracia, Escuintla
In the the town of La Democracia, Escuintla; there is an archeological park with the name of ” José Santos Toruño.” In this park, there are 12 giant stones carved in shape of giant heads. These giant heads were found in Monte Alto in 1956. Archeologist and antropologist believe that these stones were carved in the Preclassic period (0-800 B.C.) and Late Classic (900 - 1424 A.C.) Historical facts, point out to the fact thas these stones were carved with Olmec influenze. The Olmec Culture, is considered to have inhabited this region up to 1450 D.C. Close to this park, there is also the archeological museum “Rubén Chévez Van Dorne” where other object such as ceremonial masks, grinding stones, cocoa, and other grains that the Olmecs used are kept. It is also possible to observe knives and sharp stones used as tips for lances and arrows. Most of these objects were found with the carved stones or nearby.
