Ababumbi abanekhono ababehlala ogwini oluphakathi neGulf of Mexico, esifundeni samanje saseVeracruz, bahlala kule ndawo kusukela ngekhulu lesihlanu BC, lapho ukuphela kwesiko lase-Olmec kwakwenzeka kudala.
Umsindo omkhulu wawuzwakala phakathi kwababumbi bedolobha laseRemojadas: isikhathi esingaphezu komjikelezo wenyanga basebenze kanzima ukuqeda zonke izibalo ezazizonikezwa ngesikhathi semikhosi yokuhlawulela isivuno, eyayihlanganisa nokunikelwa kwabantu nezilwane.
Indawo ebukeka enkabeni yeVeracruz yakhiwe ngobuningi bezifunda zemvelo ezisuka endaweni enamachibi kanye namathafa asogwini, ziwele imifula ebanzi ehlukaniswa ukuzala kwayo okumangazayo, iye emazweni angenamanzi alindele ukufika kwemvula ukuze ichume; Ngaphezu kwalokho, ezinye iziqongo eziphakeme kunazo zonke eMexico zitholakala kule ndawo, njengeCitlaltépetl noma iPico de Orizaba.
Leli siko lababumbi, ngokuvamile elibizwa ngokuthi iRemojadas, lithola igama lalo endaweni lapho laqala ukutholakala khona ngokuvubukula. Ngokumangazayo, isiko lasabalala ezifundeni ezimbili ezinezindawo eziphikisanayo kakhulu: ngakolunye uhlangothi, izindawo ezinesomiso esincane lapho uhla lwezintaba zaseChiconquiaco ludukisa imimoya egcwele umswakama kusukela olwandle iye entshonalanga, ukuze amanzi emvula amunceke ngokushesha ngenxa yenhlabathi yelimestone, yingakho uhlaza lwayo oluyisici yi-chaparral kanye ne-scrub ehlangene nama-agave ne-cacti; futhi ngakolunye uhlangothi, umfula iBlanco nePapaloapan, onamanzi amaningi nezindawo zawo kungama-alluvium avundile kakhulu lapho izimila zohlobo lwehlathi zidume kabi.
Abahlali besiko lamaRemojada bakhetha ukuhlala ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, abazilinganisela ukwenza amathala amakhulu; Lapho bakha izisekelo zabo zepiramidi ngamathempeli abo namakamelo enziwe ngeziqu namagatsha afulelwe ngotshani; lapho kudingeka - bezama ukugwema ukungena kwezilokazane - bamboza izindonga zawo ngodaka abalucwecwe ngezandla zabo. Yize esikhathini sawo sobukhosi eminye yale mibhoshongo elula yaphakama ngaphezu kwamamitha angama-20 ukuphakama, ayizange imelane nokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi namuhla, emakhulwini eminyaka kamuva, awaziwa njengamagquma amancane.
Ezinye izazi zalesi siko zicabanga ukuthi izakhamizi zaseRemojadas zakhuluma isiTotonaco, yize singeke sakwazi kahle lokhu, ngoba lapho abanqobi baseYurophu befika, izindawo zokuhlala zabantu zazishiywe amakhulu eminyaka, yingakho izindawo zokuvubukula lapho zitholakala khona. izindunduma zithatha igama lazo lamanje emadolobheni aseduze, zigqame esifundeni esomile, ngaphezu kweRemojadas, Guajitos, Loma de los Carmona, Apachital neNopiloa; Okwamanje, endaweni esemfuleni iPapaloapan kunalawo aseDicha Tuerta, eLos Cerros futhi, ikakhulukazi, iCocuite, lapho kwatholakala khona ezinye izibalo ezinhle kakhulu zabesifazane abafa bebeletha, ubukhulu bempilo, futhi okusalokhu kugcina ubuntekenteke babo umabhebhana.
Ababumbi beRemojadas basinda emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka ngobuciko babo bobumba, ababesebenzisa eminikelweni yomngcwabo ukwenza kabusha amasiko angokomfanekiso ahambisana nabafile. Izithombe ezilula kakhulu ze-Preclassic zenziwe ngamabhola obumba, zakha izici zobuso, imihlobiso nezingubo, noma zazinamathiselwe ezinombolweni, emapheshana noma ezingcwecweni zobumba olucabalele olwalufana namakhanda, iziphandla noma ezinye izingubo zokubukisa.
Besebenzisa iminwe yabo ngekhono elikhulu, abaculi babumba amakhala nemilomo yezibalo, bathola imiphumela emangalisa ngempela. Kamuva, ngesikhathi seClassic, bathola ukusetshenziswa kwesikhunta nokwenziwa kwezibalo eziyize, benza neziteleka lapho izithombe ezibaziwe zazifinyelela usayizi wendoda.
Esinye sezici ezibaluleke kakhulu kubuciko beSoaked ukusetshenziswa kwepholishi emnyama, abayibiza ngokuthi "chapopote", ababehlanganisa ngayo ezinye izingxenye zezinombolo (amehlo, imigexo noma izindlebe), noma babanikeza ukwakheka komzimba kanye nobuso, ukumaka ukwakheka kwejometri nemidwebo engokomfanekiso okwenze ukuthi kungangabazeki kubuciko besifunda esisogwini.
