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|  The Olmec civilization thrived in Veracruzfrom around 1200 B.C. to 900 A.C., long before the rise of the Maya civilizationto the east. The state´s best- preserved ruins, at El Tajínnear Veracruz are thought to have been the work of yet another civilization,which, peaked between 600 A.D. and 900 A.D. By the time Hern�n Cortés landed in Veracruz in 1519 the Aztecsheld Sway, and the stage was set for a showdown to control the "New World".We all know the end result.&nbs
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