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Penas Blancas Destination Guide
Discover Penas Blancas in Mexico
Penas Blancas in the region of Veracruz-Llave is a town located in Mexico - some 311 mi or ( 501 km ) South-East of Mexico City , the country's capital .
Local time in Penas Blancas is now 07:20 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Villahermosa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Soles, Puebla, and Palotal. When in this area, you might want to check out Villahermosa . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Penas Blancas ? 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).
Located at 17.75 -94.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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.
Located at 17.78 -94.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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.
Located at 17.83 -94.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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