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Cerro de Leon Destination Guide

Explore Cerro de Leon in Mexico

Cerro de Leon in the region of Veracruz-Llave is a place in Mexico - some 127 mi or ( 205 km ) East of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Cerro de Leon

Time in Cerro de Leon is now 02:50 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Texacaxco, Tatatila, Puebla, Oaxaca, and Mixquiapan. Since you are here already, consider visiting Texacaxco . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Cerro de Leon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Driving Xalapa - Passing Perote

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Great views of the Cofre de Perote, Pico de Orizaba (Citlalteptl), and the Prison. The weather could not have been better. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Villa Aldama

Villa Aldama is a municipality located in the central zone in the State of Veracruz, about 33 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 78.96 km2. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19|39|N|97|14|W||| | |name= }}. The municipality takes this name in honor to Don Juan Aldama, who was one of the commanders of the Independence of Mexico.

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Located at 19.65 -97.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Veracruz, Populated places in Veracruz

Las Vigas de Ramírez, Veracruz

Las Vigas de Ramírez is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is located 20 km from the state capital, Xalapa; it stands on the Mexico City to Veracruz railway and on Federal Highways 180 and 122. It was named after the teacher Rafael Ramírez, who died in Mexico. Major products are corn, coffee, fruits, rice.

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Located at 19.64 -97.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Veracruz

San Carlos Fortress

The San Carlos Fortress is a fort in the city of Perote, in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is also known as the Fort of San Carlos, Perote Castle, the Castle of San Carlos, Perote Prison, San Carlos de Perote Fortress, and San Carlos de Perote Castle. The fortress was built from 1770 to 1776 by Manuel de Santisteban as a guard post and repository for treasure prior to shipment to Spain.

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Located at 19.57 -97.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Veracruz, Defunct prisons in Mexico, History of Veracruz, Visitor attractions in Veracruz, World Heritage Sites in Mexico

Perote, Veracruz

Perote is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name, which borders on Las Vigas de Ramírez, Acajete, Xico and Tlalnelhuayocan, and the state of Puebla. It is on Federal Highway 140. Its climate is regular cold and dry with an annual average temperature of 12 Celsius. Perote's fortress of San Carlos once served as a prison. Guadalupe Victoria died there.

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Located at 19.56 -97.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Veracruz

Tatatila

Tatatila is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the State of Veracruz, about 26 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 82.25 km2. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19|42|N|97|07|W||| | |name= }}.

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Located at 19.70 -97.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Veracruz