4 beaches
Veracruz has 4 beaches with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblo Mágico of Papantla. The closest to a pueblo is Barra de Cazones, 33 km from Papantla; the farthest out is Costa Esmeralda, 54 km from Papantla.
The dry season, November to April, brings the calmest seas. From June to October expect afternoon storms, and on the Caribbean coast, sargassum in some years.
Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec.
The Beaches 4
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Barra de Cazones · Beach · 33 km from Papantla
A small beach village where the Cazones River meets the Gulf, with quiet beaches, mangrove boat rides and seafood. -
Costa Esmeralda · Beach · 54 km from Papantla
More than 50 km of calm Gulf beaches between Tecolutla and Nautla, with fine sand, seafood and mangrove boat trips. -
Chachalacas · Beach · Úrsulo Galván
Beach village at the mouth of the río Actopan, known for about 550 hectares of dark sand dunes used for sandboarding and ATV rides. -
Montepío · Beach · San Andrés Tuxtla
A Los Tuxtlas beach hamlet where two rivers off the San Martín volcano meet the Gulf; fish palapas about 40 km from Catemaco.
On the map
Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
Where to stay
The Pueblos Mágicos these places are closest to, each with hotels, food and getting-there notes.
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