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La Palma

Veracruz, Mexico · North America

About La Palma

La Palma sits on the route: 5 minutes from Arroyo del Potrero, 44km from El Tajín.

La Palma is a town located in Veracruz, Mexico. With a population of 1,392, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, La Palma 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 Palma to your route.

About La Palma

La Palma (Spanish: [la ˈpalma] , locally [lɐ ˈpɑ(l)mɐ]), also known as La isla bonita (English: The Beautiful Island) and historically San Miguel de La Palma, is the most northwesterly island of the Canary Islands, a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. La Palma has

Read more an area of 708.32 square kilometres (273.48 sq mi) making it the fifth largest of the eight main Canary Islands. The total population at the start of 2023 was 84,338, of whom 15,522 lived in the capital, Santa Cruz de La Palma and 20,375 in Los Llanos de Aridane. Its highest mountain is the Roque de los Muchachos, at 2,426 metres (7,959 ft), being second among the peaks of the Canaries after the Teide massif on Tenerife. In 1815, the German geologist Leopold von Buch visited the Canary Islands. It was as a result of his visit to Tenerife, where he visited the Las Cañadas caldera, and then later to La Palma, where he visited the Taburiente caldera, that the Spanish word for cauldron or large cooking pot – "caldera" – was introduced into the geological vocabulary. In the center of the island is the Caldera de Taburiente National Park, one of four national parks in the Canary Islands.

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Where is La Palma located?

La Palma is located in Veracruz, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.1802 latitude, -97.0677 longitude.

What is the population of La Palma?

La Palma has a population of approximately 1,392 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
1,392
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Veracruz
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
20.1802, -97.0677

Emergency & Services

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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 La Palma

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Papantla

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.

40 km · about 45 min drive

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.

44 km · about 50 min drive

landmark

Cuetzalan

A steeply-stacked Pueblo Mágico in the Puebla sierra where cobbled lanes drop through cloud and coffee plantations, ringed by waterfalls and one of Mexico's largest cave networks. Voladores perform beside the parish church.

51 km · about 60 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 La Palma.

Arroyo del Potrero

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 1,367

Manantiales

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 1,070

La Unión Paso Largo

🇲🇽 Mexico

8 km awayPop. 1,038

El Progreso

🇲🇽 Mexico

9 km awayPop. 1,094

María de la Torre

🇲🇽 Mexico

9 km awayPop. 1,755

Martínez de la Torre

🇲🇽 Mexico

12 km awayPop. 60,074

Felipe Carrillo Puerto

🇲🇽 Mexico

13 km awayPop. 3,877

San Pedro Tlapacoyan

🇲🇽 Mexico

14 km awayPop. 1,003

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