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El Triunfo

Veracruz, Mexico · North America

About El Triunfo

El Triunfo is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Tlalconteno, 44km from Pico de Orizaba.

El Triunfo is a town located in Veracruz, Mexico. With a population of 1,935, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, El Triunfo 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 Triunfo to your route.

About El Triunfo

La Gloria is a town in the municipality of Perote in the Mexican state of Veracruz. As of the 2005 population survey, it had a population of 2,243 (1092 men and 1151 women). The town is located in Perote Valley and is surrounded by mountains. Its altitude of 2,460 metres (8,070 ft) makes it one of the highest areas of

Read more the state of Veracruz. It is located to the southwest of Cofre de Perote, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the city of Perote. It is connected to Perote by a small highway; there, the small highway intersects Federal Highway 140, which goes to Xalapa. Half of the town's population lives and works in Mexico City, located 200 kilometres (120 mi) to the west, during the week. The town is located 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) from the Granjas Carroll de Mexico farming operation, which raised nearly 1,000,000 pigs in 2008. Many residents have protested the pig farming operation. La Gloria is suspected to be the place where the 2009 swine flu pandemic originated.

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Where is El Triunfo located?

El Triunfo is located in Veracruz, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.4213 latitude, -97.2198 longitude.

What is the population of El Triunfo?

El Triunfo has a population of approximately 1,935 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
1,935
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Veracruz
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.4213, -97.2198

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Mexico

Police
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 El Triunfo

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

waterfall

Xico and Cascada de Texolo

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.

23 km · about 25 min drive

cafe

Coatepec

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.

27 km · about 30 min drive

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.

44 km · about 50 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 El Triunfo.

Los Altos

🇲🇽 Mexico

3 km awayPop. 3,934

Tlalconteno

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 1,418

La Toma

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 1,064

La Gloria

🇲🇽 Mexico

7 km awayPop. 2,510

Apantéopan

🇲🇽 Mexico

8 km awayPop. 1,647

Xocotepéc

🇲🇽 Mexico

8 km awayPop. 1,677

Tonalaco

🇲🇽 Mexico

9 km awayPop. 1,202

González Ortega

🇲🇽 Mexico

10 km awayPop. 2,041

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