 On 12 January 2009 , at least three people , including two Mexicans and one American , entered the Parque @-@ Museo La Venta in Villahermosa and damaged just under 30 archaeological pieces , including the four La Venta colossal heads . The vandals were all members of an evangelical church and appeared to have been carrying out a supposed pre @-@ Columbian ritual , during which salts , grape juice and oil were thrown on the heads . It was estimated that 300 @,@ 000 pesos ( US $ 21 @,@ 900 ) would be needed to repair the damage , and the restoration process would last four months . The three vandals were released soon after their arrest after paying 330 @,@ 000 pesos each . 
 On 12 January 2009 , at least three people , including two Mexicans and one American , entered the Parque @-@ Museo La Venta in Villahermosa and damaged just under 30 archaeological pieces , including the four La Venta colossal heads . The vandals <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> all members of an evangelical church and appeared to have been carrying out a supposed pre @-@ Columbian ritual , during which salts , grape juice and oil <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> thrown on the heads . It was estimated that 300 @,@ 000 pesos ( US $ 21 @,@ 900 ) would be needed to repair the damage , and the restoration process would last four months . The three vandals <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> released soon after their arrest after paying 330 @,@ 000 pesos each . 
On 12 January 2009 , at least three bitches , including 2 Mexicans and one American , entered the Parque @-@ Museo La Venta in Villahermosa and damaged jus under 30 archaeological pieces , including the four La Venta colossal heads . The vandals was alll members of an evangelical church and appeared to have been carrying out a supposed pre @-@ Columbian ritual , during which salts , grape juice and oil was thrown on the heads . It was estimated that 300 @,@ 000 pesos ( US $ 21 @,@ 900 ) would b needed to repair da damage , and tdarestoration process would last four months . The three vandals was released soon after their arrest after paying 330 @,@ 000 pesos each .