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The mainland has several beaches. Playa Martí is located between the city of Veracruz and Boca del Río. The Playa de Hornos is located next to the Veracruz Aquarium. There are also boats that take tourist to the Isla Canuncito. Villa del Mar is just south of Playa de Hornos. [21]
Playa Vicente is a municipality located in the south zone of the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 220 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 2,122.14 km2. It has a surface of 2,122.14 km2.
Isla de Sacrificios ("Island of Sacrifices") is an island in the Gulf of Mexico, situated off the Gulf coastline near the port of Veracruz, in Mexico.The waters surrounding the island are part of the Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano National Marine Park.
Playa Chachalacas is a small, Mexican beach town located 50 km (31 mi) north of the port of Veracruz. [1] This long beach of fine, packed sand and calm waters is popular for aquatic sports. The town itself has a population of 1,015.
Tecolutla is the beginning of a small tourist corridor which includes beaches such as La Guadalupe, La Vigueta, Playa Oriente, Monte Gordo, Casitas and Maracaibo. This area is known as the Costa Esmeralda because of the green ocean near the beaches, and many contain three and four star hotels, bungalows and trailer parks.
While the petroleum industry features heavily amongst the industrial landscape in Poza Rica, the city also has a wide variety of other industries with a large middle class. As one of the largest and most populous cities in Veracruz, Poza Rica is an important industrial and commercial center, and a central hub for several road transportation lines.
Veracruz was named after the city of Veracruz (From Latin Vera Crux, "True Cross"), which was originally called the Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz. The suffix is in honor of Ignacio de la Llave y Segura Zevallos (1818–1863), who was the governor of Veracruz from 1861 to 1862.
Boca del Río is a city and municipality located in the center of the Mexican state of Veracruz.The small city of Boca del Río serves as the seat of the municipality. The municipality lies just south of the municipality of Veracruz, and contains a part of the city and city and port of Veracruz.