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Veracruz Description
Mexican State

Area: 71,896sq.km/27,759sq.mi

Population: 6,737,300

Veracruz, one of the most populous states in Mexico, is bounded on the north by Tamaulipas, on the west by San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Puebla and Oaxaca and to the south-east by Chiapas and Tabasco. The scenery is full of contrasts. Between the rugged peaks of the Sierra Madre Oriental with the snow-covered Pico de Orizaba and the wide beaches on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, coffee plantations alternate with maize fields, industrial towns with vanilla plantations, and oil fields with tropical rain forests. Once inhabited by the legendary Olmecs, the state is today occupied primarily by mestizos, although there are also descendants of slaves, as well
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Hobbies & Activities category: Region with significant interests
Address
Oficina Estatal de Turismo
Avenida Avila Camacho 191
Jalapa, Veracruz 91190
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