natural wonder
Pico de Orizaba
Mexico's highest peak at 5,636 m, a dormant volcano on the Puebla-Veracruz border visible from Highway 150D near Ciudad Serdán.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Veracruz, Mexico · North America
Chicola is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Barrio de San Miguel, 22km from Pico de Orizaba.
Chicola is a town located in Veracruz, Mexico. With a population of 2,338, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Chicola 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 Chicola to your route.
The Battle of Cerro del Borrego took place on 13 June 1862 in the vicinity of the current municipality of Orizaba in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. It was fought between the Mexican republican army under General Jesús González Ortega and troops of the Second Mexican Empire during the Second French intervention inRead more
Mexico.
Before Ortega's troops incorporation to General Zaragoza's troops in San Andrés Chalchicomula, he received orders to pass through Perote in order to reach the northern part of Orizaba heading to La Perla and then occupy Cerro del Borrego, near to Orizaba. During the night of June 14, 1862, the Zacatecas division was discovered and moved away from its position by French troops forcing it to retreat.
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Chicola is located in Veracruz, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 18.9014 latitude, -97.1081 longitude.
Chicola has a population of approximately 2,338 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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Essential numbers in Mexico
Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
Full driving guide for Mexico2 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Mexico's highest peak at 5,636 m, a dormant volcano on the Puebla-Veracruz border visible from Highway 150D near Ciudad Serdán.
22 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
A steep Veracruz coffee town whose main draw is Cascada de Texolo, 3 km out: an 80 m fall dropping into a jungle gorge crossed by a 19th-century iron footbridge, used as a location in Romancing the Stone.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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