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Palo Bendito

Veracruz, Mexico · North America

About Palo Bendito

Palo Bendito is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Huayacocotla, 25km from Prismas Basálticos de Santa María Regla.

Palo Bendito is a town located in Veracruz, Mexico. With a population of 1,239, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Palo Bendito 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 Palo Bendito to your route.

About Palo Bendito

Huayacocotla is a municipalitity of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Baja region. The municipal seat is the town of Huayacocotla. In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 20,765, of whom 5,211 lived in the municipal seat. Of the municipality's

Read more inhabitants, 779 (4.30%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl. Huayacocotla Municipality covers a total surface area of 571.79 km². It borders Ilamatlán and Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes to the north; Texcatepec and Zacualpan to the east; and with the state of Hidalgo to the south and west.

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Where is Palo Bendito located?

Palo Bendito is located in Veracruz, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.4563 latitude, -98.4994 longitude.

What is the population of Palo Bendito?

Palo Bendito has a population of approximately 1,239 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
1,239
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Veracruz
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
20.4563, -98.4994

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 Palo Bendito

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

natural wonder

Prismas Basálticos de Santa María Regla

Columnar basalt gorge walls with waterfalls near Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, reached by road from Pachuca with visitor parking.

25 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Huasca de Ocampo

Mexico's first designated Pueblo Mágico, a Hidalgo village of red-tiled roofs beside the 18th-century Santa María Regla and San Miguel Regla silver haciendas, now set among reservoirs and basalt canyons.

29 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Mineral del Monte (Real del Monte)

Hidalgo's "Little Cornwall" at 2,700 m: red-roofed houses, a Cornish cemetery whose graves face England, and 30 bakeries selling pastes, the Mexican descendant of the Cornish pasty.

40 km · about 45 min drive

natural wonder

Grutas Tolantongo

A Hidalgo canyon where thermal springs pour out of the cliff into dozens of stacked turquoise infinity pools, plus a steaming cave and a tunnel that showers hot water from its walls. The access road is a spectacular switchback descent.

56 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 Palo Bendito.

Huayacocotla

🇲🇽 Mexico

9 km awayPop. 5,211

Carpinteros

🇲🇽 Mexico

15 km awayPop. 1,393

Zacualpan

🇲🇽 Mexico

16 km awayPop. 633

Mezquititlán

🇲🇽 Mexico

17 km awayPop. 1,673

Texcatepec

🇲🇽 Mexico

20 km awayPop. 1,114

Los Sabinos

🇲🇽 Mexico

22 km awayPop. 1,323

Tlahuelompa (San Francisco Tlahuelompa)

🇲🇽 Mexico

23 km awayPop. 1,015

Estación de Apulco

🇲🇽 Mexico

25 km awayPop. 1,438

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