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Tecolapan Destination Guide

Delve into Tecolapan in Mexico

Tecolapan in the region of Veracruz-Llave is a city in Mexico - some 255 mi or ( 410 km ) East of Mexico City , the country's capital .

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Current time in Tecolapan is now 05:26 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Xilorinca, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Tres Zapotes, Santiago Tuxtla, and San Andres Tuxtla. While being here, make sure to check out Xilorinca . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Tecolapan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Santiago Tuxtla (municipality)

The municipality of Santiago Tuxtla, in the Mexican state of Veracruz, was founded in 1524. The municipality has approximately 51,000 inhabitants (2000 census) and occupies the northwestern slope of Volcano San Martin to the Rio San Juan. Its municipal seat is the city of Santiago Tuxtla. It is part of the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas, and also includes a small section the Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve.

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Located at 18.47 -95.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Los Tuxtlas, Municipalities of Veracruz, Populated places established in 1524

Santiago Tuxtla

Santiago Tuxtla is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city of Santiago Tuxtla straddles the Río Tepango, and touristically offers many 19th century structures, a museum with artifacts dating to the Olmecs, the nearby archaeological site and museum of Tres Zapotes, and several modern hotels.

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Located at 18.47 -95.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Los Tuxtlas, Populated places in Veracruz

Matacapan

Matacapan or Matacapan Piedra is a Classic era archaeological site in present-day Mexican state of Veracruz situated in the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas, near Catemaco.

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Located at 18.50 -95.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Veracruz, Los Tuxtlas, Mesoamerican sites

Tres Zapotes

Tres Zapotes is a Mesoamerican archaeological site located in the south-central Gulf Lowlands of Mexico in the Papaloapan River plain. Tres Zapotes is sometimes referred to as the third major Olmec capital, although Tres Zapotes' Olmec phase constitutes only a portion of the site’s history, which continued through the Epi-Olmec and Classic Veracruz cultural periods. The 2000-year existence of Tres Zapotes as a cultural center is unusual, if not unique, in Mesoamerica.

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Located at 18.47 -95.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeological museums in Mexico, Archaeological sites in Veracruz, Epi-Olmec sites, Former populated places in Mexico, Los Tuxtlas, Museums in Veracruz, Olmec sites

San Andrés Tuxtla

The city of San Andrés Tuxtla is located in the south-central portion of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of San Andrés Tuxtla. The city is located 150 km from the city of Veracruz along Federal Highway 180 in the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas region, at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:18|27|N|95|13|W||| | |name= }}, at a mean height of 300 meters (1000 feet) above sea level.

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Located at 18.45 -95.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Los Tuxtlas, Populated places in Veracruz