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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.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Veracruz, Mexico · North America
El Palmar sits on the route: 10 minutes from La Gloria, 60km from Xico and Cascada de Texolo.
El Palmar is a town located in Veracruz, Mexico. With a population of 1,074, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, El Palmar 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 Palmar to your route.
Cempoala or Zempoala (Nahuatl Cēmpoalātl 'Place of Twenty Waters') is an important Mesoamerican archaeological site in the municipality of Úrsulo Galván in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It lies on the flat coastal plain, located one kilometer from the shore of the Actopan River and six kilometres from the coast ofRead more
the Gulf of Mexico. It was the first urban settlement the Spaniards saw upon their arrival on the mainland of North America.
Cempoala was one of the most important settlements of the Totonac people during the Mesoamerican Postclassic period. The Totonacs ruled the area of Totonacapan which consisted of the northern part of Veracruz together with the Zacatlán district of Puebla. In the early sixteenth century, this area had a total population of approximately 250,000 and contained some 50 towns. At its peak, Cempoala had a population of between 25,000 and 30,000. The economy of Cempoala was largely based on marine resources and lowland agriculture. The town was settled around walled perimeters delimiting temples and palaces; dating back to the 11th to 16th centuries.
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El Palmar is located in Veracruz, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.3875 latitude, -96.4306 longitude.
El Palmar has a population of approximately 1,074 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.
56 km · about 65 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.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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