Catemaco Lake

How to get there

By bus from Veracruz, changing buses at San Andrés Tuxtla; by car from Veracruz (about 155km/96mi) or Minatitlán (about 120km/75mi), both via the MEX 180.

Surrounded by mountains of volcanic origin, Laguna de Catemaco lies just off the Veracruz-Coatzacoalcos road (MEX 180), some 10km/6mi south-east of San Andrés Tuxtla and roughly 35km/22mi from the Gulf coast. One of Mexico's most beautiful lakes, it is 16km/10mi long with an area of 130sq.km/50sq.mi. There are two islands, Ténapi and Agaltepec.

Scenery

Insulated from the hot and humid coastal lowlands of the Gulf by the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Catemaco enjoys a pleasantly equable climate. Together with its European-style landscape, this once