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.
50 km · about 55 min drive
Puebla, Mexico · North America
Jaltocan sits on the route: 5 minutes from La Pahua, 50km from El Tajín.
Jaltocan is a town located in Puebla, Mexico. With a population of 1,026, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Jaltocan 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 Jaltocan to your route.
Jaltocán is a town and one of the 84 municipalities of Hidalgo, in central-eastern Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 48.8 km2. The origin of its name comes from the word Xaltocan, of origin Nahuatl, which translates to "Place where it is sown in sand"
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population ofRead more
10,265. In 2017 there were 9,468 inhabitants who spoke an indigenous language, primarily Huasteca Nahuatl.
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Jaltocan is located in Puebla, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.6197 latitude, -97.8179 longitude.
Jaltocan has a population of approximately 1,026 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.
50 km · about 55 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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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