VERACRUZ

NO. 5

Jun 12th, 2016.

About
Veracruz
In 1518 the Spanish captain Juan de
Grijalva arrived to the island that called
San Juan de Ulua.
Then, on the beaches that were
against that island, it is founded by the
Spanish conquistador Hernn Corts
La Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz on April
22, 1519.
The city and port of Veracruz was the
first to shed light on this flourishing
nation, I became the starting point for
the mixture of two worlds.

The 5
essencial of
Veracurz
These are the things you can not miss
during your next visit to Veracruz,
where history, joy and good taste of
traditional cuisine are a guarantee!!

Fort San
Juan de Ulua
Built between the sixteenth
and eighteenth centuries on a
small island to protect the port
of Veracruz from the constant
attacks of pirates, this property
was
built
with
resistant
coralline stones from the
depths of the sea.
It was used as commercial
premises, barracks and prison.

Do not stop visiting:

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Visiting El Tajin, world heritage.

Dance a jarocho.
Eating seafood dishes and coffee Coatepec.
Go to Laguna Catemaco.
Know Tlacotalpan, heritage of humanity.
Walk through the port of Veracruz.
Visit one of the natural places.
Take the city of Xalapa.
Attending the ceremony in Papantla Volador.
Admire the Pico de Orizaba, the highest in the country

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Veracrus
Aquarium

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You can also participate in various

environmental activities, or if you prefer,
have the unique opportunity to descend
into the large tank and feed, for yourself,
the tiger shark.

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3
6

This incredible exhibition will surprise you

with its 20 perfect fishbowls to have a
real encounter with the amazing marine
life from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico.

Piramides of
Tajin

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Veracruz, the most beautiful state of Mexico.

The most prominent are: The Pyramid of

the Niches, the Building 5 and many
beautiful ballgames spread all across the
ceremonial center.

Some typical parties

Festival Espiga
Otatitln, February 4
Burning of Bad Humor
Veracruz port, insert date
Feast of the Lord of the Pineapple and Coffee
Coffee Ixhuatln, first Friday of March
Carnival
La Antigua, March 4
Nautical Party
Veracruz, April 21
Flower Fair
Rafael Delgado, May 4
Coffee Fair
Coatepec, October
Feast of the Huasteca
Panuco, October 4
Livestock Fair, Craft and Industrial
Poza Rica de Hidalgo November 1
Regional Fair Fisheries Tamiahua
Tamiahua, November 25

It was the ancient capital of the Totonac

culture, their period of splendor was
between the sixth and seventh centuries,
when their habitants raised the main
buildings.

Papantla
Flyers
4

Type of homage and representation of the

path of the sun through the land, so
illuminating the path of men on it.
Five men-bird, bound by a rope, they
must climb to the top of a pole (or trunk)
fixedly secured to the ground, so that
once on the heights, only four of them, to
the beat of the drum and flute , rhythmic
turns giving descend to literally touch the

Museum of
Anthropology

It has the largest archaeological pieces of

the cultures of the Gulf of Mexico
collection, its collection exceeds 25,000
pieces.
The pieces that attracted the most
attention are the colossal Olmec heads,
and "smiling faces" of the Totonac culture.
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