Veracruz Attractions
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Mexican State
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 as Totonacs, Huastecs and Nahuas.
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 as Totonacs, Huastecs and Nahuas.
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El Tajín
El Tajín was a city of 50,000 people between 700 and 900 A.D. The ruins are spread out over 11sq.km in a tropical area surrounded by vanilla plantations.
Orizaba
