Veracruz (state) - Veracruz (Bundesstaat)

location
Location of Veracruz in Mexico
Short dates
CapitalXalapa de Enríquez
surface71.699 km²
population7.1 million
Time zoneCentral Standard Time (Summer: UTC -5 (MEZ-6) Winter: UTC -6)

Veracruz is a mexican State. In the east it has an elongated coastline on the Gulf of Mexico and borders in the southeast Tabasco, in the south Chiapas and Oaxaca, in the west Puebla, Hidalgo and San Luis Potosi as well as in the north Tamaulipas.

Regions

Map of Veracruz (State)

places

  • 1 VeracruzWebsite of this institutionVeracruz in the Wikipedia encyclopediaVeracruz in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryVeracruz (Q173270) in the Wikidata database —
  • 2 Xalapa de EnríquezWebsite of this institutionXalapa de Enríquez in the Wikipedia encyclopediaXalapa de Enríquez in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsXalapa de Enríquez (Q221051) in the Wikidata database - State capital and beautiful colonial architecture
  • 3 TlacotalpanWebsite of this institutionTlacotalpan in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTlacotalpan in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryTlacotalpan (Q903792) in the Wikidata database - Colonial settlement from the 17th century. UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • 4 CatemacoWebsite of this institutionCatemaco in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageCatemaco in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCatemaco in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCatemaco (Q2382271) in the Wikidata database - famous as the witch center of Mexico.
  • 5 CoatepecWebsite of this institutionCoatepec in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageCoatepec in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCoatepec in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCoatepec (Q1104455) in the Wikidata database
  • 6 CoatzacoalcosWebsite of this institutionCoatzacoalcos in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageCoatzacoalcos in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCoatzacoalcos in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCoatzacoalcos (Q502023) in the Wikidata database
  • 7 CordobaWebsite of this institutionCordoba in the Wikivoyage travel guide in another languageCordoba in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCórdoba in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCordoba (Q989492) in the Wikidata database
  • 8 La GloriaLa Gloria in the Wikipedia encyclopediaLa Gloria (Q2427917) in the Wikidata database
  • 9 OrizabaWebsite of this institutionOrizaba in the Wikivoyage travel guide in a different languageOrizaba in the Wikipedia encyclopediaOrizaba in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryOrizaba (Q993904) in the Wikidata database
  • 10 PapantlaWebsite of this institutionPapantla in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languagePapantla in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPapantla in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPapantla (Q1962777) in the Wikidata database
  • 11 Poza RicaWebsite of this institutionPoza Rica in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languagePoza Rica in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPoza Rica in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPoza Rica (Q1010503) in the Wikidata database
  • 12 TecolutlaTecolutla in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageTecolutla in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTecolutla in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsTecolutla (Q1675800) in the Wikidata database —
  • 13 TuxpanWebsite of this institutionTuxpan in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTuxpan in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsTuxpan (Q1010971) in the Wikidata database —
  • 14 Úrsulo GalvánÚrsulo Galván in the Wikipedia encyclopediaÚrsulo Galván in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsÚrsulo Galván (Q3846345) in the Wikidata database

Other goals

  • 1 El TajínEl Tajín in the Wikipedia encyclopediaEl Tajín in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsEl Tajín (Q753895) in the Wikidata database - Ruins of the late classical period and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992
  • 2 San Lorenzo TenochtitlanSan Lorenzo Tenochtitlan in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSan Lorenzo Tenochtitlan (Q772613) in the Wikidata database - Ruins of the Olmec culture
  • Tres Zapotes - Smaller inaccessible ruins of the Olmec culture with a museum in the city of the same name
  • Cerro de las Mesas - Ruins of a Mixe-Zoque culture from the late pre-classical period

background

Veracruz stretches for almost 700 kilometers along the Gulf Coast and inland includes both the lowlands and the cordillera of the eastern Sierra Madre. Also the highest mountain in Mexico, the 5636 m high 3 CitlaltépetlCitlaltépetl in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCitlaltépetl in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryCitlaltépetl (Q238147) in the Wikidata database (or Pico de Orizaba), belongs to the state of Veracruz.

Due to the location, the economy of the state is strongly characterized by trade and shipping with the nationally important ports in Veracruz, Minatitlan and Coatzacoalcos.

language

4000 years ago, the so-called Mixe-Zoque language developed here, one of the first ever documented language systems in America.

getting there

mobility

Tourist Attractions

activities

kitchen

nightlife

security

climate

Due to the different altitudes, the climate in the state includes all climatic zones of the earth in a small area with the exception of the desert areas. The range extends from rainforests with a humid tropical climate in the coastal strip to a moderate climate in the adjacent mountainous region to the perpetual ice on the peaks of the Sierra Madre.

literature

Web links

http://www.veracruz.gob.mx/ (it) - Veracruz official website

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