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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
Puebla, Mexico · North America
Zacatepec sits on the route: 10 minutes from Emilio Portes Gil, 38km from Pico de Orizaba.
Zacatepec is a town located in Puebla, Mexico. With a population of 10,204, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Zacatepec 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 Zacatepec to your route.
Las Derrumbadas (from Spanish, meaning 'the collapsed ones' or 'the ones that suffered a stonefall') is a rhyolitic twin dome volcano in the Mexican state of Puebla. Often overlooked for its proximity to some of the country's most famous mountains —including Cofre de Perote, Sierra Negra and colossal Pico de Orizaba—Read more
its two summits are nevertheless within the top 30 of the country's highest mountain peaks.
Officially, both mountains are individually called Cerro Derrumbadas. To distinguish them, they are called Derrumbada Roja or Derrumbada de Fuego (Red or Fire Derrumbada, southeastern cone, 3480 m a.s.l.), and Derrumbada Azul or Derrumbada de Agua (Blue or Water Derrumbada, northwestern cone, 3420 m a.s.l.) by the locals. A third mountain, nearby Cerro Pinto, is often included in the Derrumbadas complex, under the name of Derrumbada Blanca (White Derrumbada, 3000 m a.s.l.).
Due to the volcano's fumarolic activity, it has been studied and proposed as a source of geothermal energy.
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Zacatepec is located in Puebla, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.2663 latitude, -97.5328 longitude.
Zacatepec has a population of approximately 10,204 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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Essential numbers in Mexico
Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.
Full driving guide for Mexico3 notable places within an hour's 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
racetrack
A Mexican circuit at Amozoc de Mota near Puebla with both a road course and an oval, home to NASCAR Mexico and set against the volcanic backdrop of the central highlands.
55 km · about 65 min 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.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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