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   ocr: centers- the most important of which are located in the forested lowlands along the Gulf of Mexico on the narrow Isthmus of Tehuantepec were ofa ceremonial character, with small permanent populations probably consisting of priests and their attendants. The Olmecs and those who followed them left many other peoples of Middle America, among them the builders of Teotihuacan, a heritage of religious beliefs, artistic symbol- ism and other cultural traditions. Only the Teotihuacanos, however, created an urban civilization of such vigor that it significantly influenced the subsequent development of ...