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A Totonac hill town in Veracruz's vanilla country, where the Voladores spin down from a 30 m pole beside the church and a huge mural-carved monument to the ritual crowns the hill above the plaza.
15 km · about 30 min drive
Veracruz, Mexico · North America
Carrillo Puerto is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Emiliano Zapata, 21km from El Tajín.
Carrillo Puerto is a town located in Veracruz, Mexico. With a population of 1,673, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Carrillo Puerto sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Carrillo Puerto to your route.
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (1874–1924) was a Mexican journalist, politician and revolutionary who served as governor of Yucatán from 1922 until his assassination in 1924.
Places and things named for him include:
Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Michoacán
Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Oaxaca
Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo
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Puerto (municipality) in Veracruz
Motul de Carrillo Puerto in Yucatán
Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Carrillo Puerto in Tulum, Quintana Roo
The Libramiento Felipe Carrillo Puerto, a toll highway in Quintana Roo
Carrillo Puerto station, on the route of the Tren Maya railway in Campeche
The Carrillo Puerto Formation, a geologic formation in Yucatán
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Carrillo Puerto is located in Veracruz, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.4186 latitude, -97.1787 longitude.
Carrillo Puerto has a population of approximately 1,673 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
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A Totonac hill town in Veracruz's vanilla country, where the Voladores spin down from a 30 m pole beside the church and a huge mural-carved monument to the ritual crowns the hill above the plaza.
15 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
UNESCO-listed pre-Hispanic city in the Veracruz jungle, famed for the Pyramid of the Niches with its 365 recessed windows and the flying voladores ritual performed at its gates.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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A steeply-stacked Pueblo Mágico in the Puebla sierra where cobbled lanes drop through cloud and coffee plantations, ringed by waterfalls and one of Mexico's largest cave networks. Voladores perform beside the parish church.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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