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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Veracruz, Mexico · North America
Santiago de la Peña sits on the route: 5 minutes from La Victoria (La Peñita), 55km from El Tajín.
Santiago de la Peña is a town located in Veracruz, Mexico. With a population of 8,657, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Santiago de la Peña 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 Santiago de la Peña to your route.
Tuxpan (or Túxpam, fully Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano, for Enrique Rodríguez Cano) is both a municipality and city located in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The population of the city was 89,557 and of the municipality was 154,600 inhabitants, according to the INEGI census of 2020, residing in a total area of 1,051.89 km2Read more
(406.14 sq mi). The municipality includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which are Alto Lucero (20,380 inhabitants) and Santiago de la Peña (8,178 inhabitants). A local beachside community is also nearby.
In the 1870s, a small colony of some hundreds of former Confederate (Southern U.S.) officers, soldiers and diplomats was established.
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Santiago de la Peña is located in Veracruz, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 20.9446 latitude, -97.4071 longitude.
Santiago de la Peña has a population of approximately 8,657 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.
55 km · about 65 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.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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