Veracruz, Mexico · North America
La Gloria is worth a stop: 10 minutes from González Ortega, 41km from Pico de Orizaba.
La Gloria is a town located in Veracruz, Mexico. With a population of 2,510, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, La Gloria 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 La Gloria to your route.
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 ofRead 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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La Gloria is located in Veracruz, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.3956 latitude, -97.2825 longitude.
La Gloria has a population of approximately 2,510 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
Full driving guide for Mexico3 notable places within an hour's 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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
cafe
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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Mexico's highest peak at 5,636 m, a dormant volcano on the Puebla-Veracruz border visible from Highway 150D near Ciudad Serdán.
41 km · about 45 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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