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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Veracruz, Mexico · North America
El Arenal is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Sabanas de Xalostoc, 26km from El Tajín.
El Arenal is a town located in Veracruz, Mexico. With a population of 1,091, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, El Arenal 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 El Arenal to your route.
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El Arenal is located in Veracruz, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.2519 latitude, -97.5154 longitude.
El Arenal has a population of approximately 1,091 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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