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Monte Salas

Veracruz, Mexico · North America

About Monte Salas

Monte Salas is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Santa Lucía Potrerillo, 28km from Pico de Orizaba.

Monte Salas is a town located in Veracruz, Mexico. With a population of 1,850, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Monte Salas 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 Monte Salas to your route.

About Monte Salas

Fortín de las Flores is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Fortín de las Flores is the municipal seat of Fortín municipality, which borders the municipalities of Córdoba, Naranjal and Ixtaczoquitlán. It stands on Federal Highways 190 and 180 and the Mexico City to Veracruz railway. In the 2005 INEGI Census, the

Read more city reported a total population of 18,965, with 53,311 in the surrounding municipality. The ravine of Metlac, which borders the Cañón del Río Blanco National Park, is the most famous feature of Fortín de las Flores. The residents of Fortín de las Flores are considered by freighthopping Central American migrants to be some of the most generous in Mexico. Fortín de las Flores is home to many insects due to its pleasant weather all year round, with minimal fluctuation in temperature, ranging from 20-32 °C daily. Most notably, it serves as a significant habitat for the Mexican colonial orb-weaving spider, Metepeira incrassata.

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Where is Monte Salas located?

Monte Salas is located in Veracruz, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 18.9372 latitude, -97.0183 longitude.

What is the population of Monte Salas?

Monte Salas has a population of approximately 1,850 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
1,850
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Veracruz
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
18.9372, -97.0183

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 Monte Salas

3 notable places within an hour's 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.

28 km · about 35 min 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.

53 km · about 60 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.

58 km · about 65 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 Monte Salas.

Dos Ríos

🇲🇽 Mexico

2 km awayPop. 4,825

Monte Blanco

🇲🇽 Mexico

3 km awayPop. 6,911

Santa Lucía Potrerillo

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 1,609

Moyoapan

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 2,073

Sumidero

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 3,959

Fraccionamiento Villas de la Llave

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 1,334

Fortín de las Flores

🇲🇽 Mexico

4 km awayPop. 21,370

Fraccionamiento los Álamos

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 1,150

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