Museo Comunitario de Atzompa


Two kilometers down the road from the ruins toward Santa María Atzompa, the neglected Community Museum exhibits some very fine pieces of pottery found at the archeological site, including detailed effigies of nobility or deities and huge pots used for storing water, grain or seeds.


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