Usually reading about an archaeological dig is as exciting as a telephone directory. Surprise! One of the best known Los Tuxtlas archaeologists puffed up 86 pages with great words and photos of a nearby Olmec settlement.
The La Mojarra chronicle: an illustrated account of an archaeological investigation in Veracruz, Mexico, by Richard H. Diel
Trip reports are a dime a dozen and not my favorite read. But I enjoyed this one from 2005. Unfortunately it lacks the second half.
PS - I am still playing with the Catemaco tourism tube, but busy with other stuff
Photo: the old ferry in Alvarado, early 1960, taken from Diehl's Chronicle