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    Satellite view of Bienvenido among the green hills of the Sierra Norte, Puebla

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    Bienvenido

    Village Hermenegildo Galeana, Puebla Sierra Norte de Puebla Totonacapan

    Seat of the municipality of Hermenegildo Galeana in Puebla's Sierra Norte, at about 780 m among green hills.

    From Huauchinango: 1 h 55 min by car (74 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to Bienvenido

    • From Huauchinango: about 1 h 55 min by road (~74 km)
    • Nearest airport: Poza Rica (PAZ), 3 h 15 min by car to Zozocolco
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    About Bienvenido

    Bienvenido is the seat of the municipality of Hermenegildo Galeana in Puebla's Sierra Norte. It stands at about 780 m and had 1,012 people in 2020, making it the municipality's largest place. The municipality, covering just 0.15% of the state, had 7,718 people in 26 settlements in 2010.

    The municipality is named after Hermenegildo Galeana (1762–1814), one of the heroes of the War of Independence, like other municipalities around the country. It lies deep in the sierra, at an average of about 780 m, and borders Jopala to the north, Coatepec to the east, Amixtlán to the south and San Felipe Tepatlán to the west, all villages of the Totonac and Nahua sierra of northern Puebla.

    From above, Bienvenido's houses sit among the hills and greenery of the sierra. For travellers it is a stop in the ravine country descending toward the Totonacapan; the nearest Pueblo Mágico is Zozocolco in Veracruz, about 17 km away in a straight line, with Zacatlán further to the south-west.

    How to get to Bienvenido

    Drive from Huauchinango: 1 h 55 min, 74 km

    Bienvenido lies in Puebla's Sierra Norte, about 17 km in a straight line from the Pueblo Mágico of Zozocolco in Veracruz, and about 55 km from Poza Rica. Puebla city is about 129 km away in a straight line. The mountain roads are winding; travel by daylight.

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    Visiting Bienvenido: what to see and do

    The landscape of hills and ravines of the Sierra Norte.
    Pair it with Zozocolco, a Pueblo Mágico in Veracruz, about 17 km away.

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    Day trips and guided outings from Zozocolco often include Bienvenido; with a local guide you can get there without a car.

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    Rental cars

    Pick up a car at PAZ (Poza Rica): about 3 h 15 min by road to Zozocolco, then 17 km more to Bienvenido, on your own schedule.

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    Flights

    The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Poza Rica (PAZ), about 3 h 15 min by road from Zozocolco, the base for Bienvenido.

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    When to go to Bienvenido warm

    Bienvenido shares the climate of Zozocolco, 17 km away. The best months to visit are February, March, November, and December.

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    The closest Pueblo Mágico: Zozocolco

    Stone church of San Miguel Arcángel with its twin towers, Zozocolco de Hidalgo, Veracruz warm
    Veracruz Zozocolco

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    Drive times by road from OpenStreetMap, without traffic. Times marked ~ are estimated from the straight-line distance.

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