The city, which has good communications facilities, is the commercial and distribution center for the surrounding region.
Oil is the economic mainstay.
Villahermosa was founded in the 16th cent. The city possesses a large collection of Olmec and Mayan artifacts, which are exhibited in the Regional Anthropological Museum and the La Venta Park-Museum. Listing from Electric Library , a pay service. Copyright 2001 Infonautics Corporation . All rights reserved.