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Colonias Pedernales

Veracruz, Mexico · North America

About Colonias Pedernales

Colonias Pedernales sits on the route: 10 minutes from San Pedro Tlapacoyan, 56km from El Tajín.

Colonias Pedernales is a town located in Veracruz, Mexico. With a population of 2,848, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Colonias Pedernales 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 Colonias Pedernales to your route.

About Colonias Pedernales

Martínez de la Torre is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same name located in the central part of the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city had a 2020 census population of 64,692, while the municipality had a population of 108,842. There is a total area of 815.13 km2 (314.72 sq mi) in the municipality. The

Read more largest other community in the municipality is the town of Independencia. Martínez de la Torre is on the Nautla River, also known as the Filobobos.

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Where is Colonias Pedernales located?

Colonias Pedernales is located in Veracruz, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.0458 latitude, -97.0514 longitude.

What is the population of Colonias Pedernales?

Colonias Pedernales has a population of approximately 2,848 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
2,848
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Veracruz
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
20.0458, -97.0514

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Mexico

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911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.

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Worth the detour from Colonias Pedernales

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Cuetzalan

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.

49 km · about 55 min drive

landmark

Papantla

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.

53 km · about 60 min drive

ancient ruins

El Tajín

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.

56 km · about 65 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Colonias Pedernales.

Villa Independencia

🇲🇽 Mexico

1 km awayPop. 15,297

Martínez de la Torre

🇲🇽 Mexico

3 km awayPop. 60,074

San Pedro Tlapacoyan

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 1,003

La Libertad

🇲🇽 Mexico

8 km awayPop. 1,301

El Progreso

🇲🇽 Mexico

9 km awayPop. 1,094

Pahua Hueca

🇲🇽 Mexico

9 km awayPop. 1,202

La Palmilla

🇲🇽 Mexico

10 km awayPop. 3,927

María de la Torre

🇲🇽 Mexico

11 km awayPop. 1,755

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