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Tenochtitlan Destination Guide

Discover Tenochtitlan in Mexico

Tenochtitlan in the region of Veracruz-Llave is a place located in Mexico - some 309 mi or ( 497 km ) East of Mexico City , the country's capital .

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Local time in Tenochtitlan is now 10:47 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yancuigapan, Villahermosa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Texistepec, and Tenejapa. When in this area, you might want to check out Yancuigapan . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Tenochtitlan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán

San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán (or San Lorenzo) is the collective name for three related archaeological sites—San Lorenzo, Tenochtitlán and Potrero Nuevo—located in the southeast portion of the Mexican state of Veracruz. Along with La Venta and Tres Zapotes, it was one of the three major cities of the Olmec (it was the major center of Olmec culture from 1200 BCE to 900 BCE).

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Located at 17.75 -94.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Archaeology of the Americas, Former populated places in Mexico, Olmec sites

Hidalgotitlán, Veracruz

Hidalgotitlán is a town in the Mexican state of Veracruz, with a population of near 18,000 in 2000. Its name derives from two words: one Spanish and the other indigenous. The first part is the family name Hidalgo (after the father of the modern Mexican nation, Miguel Hidalgo) and the second part is -tlan, a Nahuatl suffix that means "place". The settlement stands on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, on the left bank of the River Coatzacoalcos.

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Located at 17.78 -94.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Veracruz

Olmec heartland

The Olmec heartland is the southern portion of Mexico's Gulf Coast region between the Tuxtla mountains and the Olmec archaeological site of La Venta, extending roughly 80 km (50 mi) inland from the Gulf of Mexico coastline at its deepest. It is today, as it was during the height of the Olmec civilization, a tropical lowland forest environment, crossed by meandering rivers.

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Located at 17.83 -94.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Geography of Mesoamerica, Olmec

Texistepec

Texistepec is a municipality located in the south-east zone in the State of Veracruz, about 285 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 615.26 km2. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:17|54|N|94|49|W||| | |name= }}. Texistepec in 1580 concerned to Coatzacoalcos's province.

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Located at 17.90 -94.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Veracruz

Jaltipan de Morelos

Jáltipan is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in south zone of the State of Veracruz, about 380 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 331.48 km2. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:17|58|N|94|43|W||| | |name= }}. The municipality of Jáltipan is delimited to the north by Chinameca, to the east by Oteapan, Zaragoza, Cosoleacaque and Hidalgotitlán, to the west by Texistepec and Soconusco.

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Located at 17.97 -94.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Veracruz