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El Escobillo Destination Guide

Explore El Escobillo in Mexico

El Escobillo in the region of Veracruz-Llave is a town in Mexico - some 125 mi or ( 201 km ) East of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

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Current time in El Escobillo is now 02:10 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Villa Aldama, Quechulac, Puebla, Los Molinos, and Las Vigas. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Villa Aldama . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in El Escobillo ? 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

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.56 -97.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Veracruz

Cofre de Perote

Cofre de Perote, originally Naupa-Tecutépetl (from Nāuhpa-Tēuctēpetl in the Nahuatl language), is known also as Nauhcampatépetl. Both Nahuatl names mean something like 'Place of Four Mountain' or 'Mountain of the Lord of Four Places'. This extinct volcano is located in the Mexican state of Veracruz, at the point where the Trans-Mexican volcanic belt, home to all of Mexico's highest peaks, joins the Sierra Madre Oriental.

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Located at 19.49 -97.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Veracruz, Mountains of Mexico, Protected areas of Veracruz, Sierra Madre Oriental, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Volcanoes of Mexico

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 7 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Veracruz, Defunct prisons in Mexico, History of Veracruz, Visitor attractions in Veracruz, World Heritage Sites in Mexico

La Chingada, Veracruz

La Chingada is a town in the municipality of Perote in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The place is famous for its name, the Mexican Spanish vulgarism La Chingada. It means, roughly, "The Fucked", a vulgar but common reference to La Malinche, the Indian mistress of Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. The term "La Chingada" is used in a variety of mostly offensive or vulgar meanings, Vete a la Chingada means, for example something like "Go to hell".

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Located at 19.45 -97.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Veracruz

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 15 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Veracruz, Populated places in Veracruz

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