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Mexico's self-declared coffee capital, a Veracruz Pueblo Mágico of pastel arcades and wrought-iron balconies in the cloud-forest foothills, with roasteries and old beneficios on nearly every block.
13 km · about 25 min drive
Veracruz, Mexico · North America
El Chico is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Jacarandas, 18km from Xico and Cascada de Texolo.
El Chico is a town located in Veracruz, Mexico. With a population of 2,480, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, El Chico 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 Chico to your route.
Xalapa National Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Nacional de Xalapa); officially Aeropuerto El Lencero-Antonio Chedraui Caram (El Lencero-Antonio Chedraui Caram Airport) (IATA: JAL, ICAO: MMJA) is an airport located in Emiliano Zapata, Veracruz, Mexico. It serves national air traffic for the city of Xalapa. Operated byRead more
the state-owned Servicios Aeroportuarios de Veracruz, it is named after El Lencero, the small town outside of Xalapa where it is situated, and Antonio Chedraui, a notable entrepreneur from Xalapa. In terms of passenger statistics, Xalapa received 3,708 passengers in 2016 and 760 passengers in 2017, as reported by the Mexican Federal Aviation Administration.
Between 1998 and 2017, the airport operated daily flights to Mexico City, operated by Aeromar. However, since 2017, its services have been limited to handling flight training, executive, and general aviation activities. The airport does not offer scheduled passenger public flights. The closest airport providing commercial flights is Veracruz International Airport.
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El Chico is located in Veracruz, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.4661 latitude, -96.8367 longitude.
El Chico has a population of approximately 2,480 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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Mexico's self-declared coffee capital, a Veracruz Pueblo Mágico of pastel arcades and wrought-iron balconies in the cloud-forest foothills, with roasteries and old beneficios on nearly every block.
13 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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