Altas Montañas (Orizaba and Córdoba)

Pueblos Mágicos in Altas Montañas (Orizaba and Córdoba)

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Places to visit in Altas Montañas (Orizaba and Córdoba) 42

42 places with their own page, grouped by kind.

Villages · 26 Towns · 8 Waterfalls · 3 Caves · 1 Lakes · 1 Mountains · 1 Nature reserves · 1 Viewpoints · 1

Villages

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  Atlahuilco · Village · Veracruz
  Nahua municipal seat in the Sierra de Zongolica, 1,760 m up by the Manzinga river; its November feast of San Martín is danced with tocotines and negritos.
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  Atzompa · Village · Veracruz
  Nahua highland village at 2,330 m in the Sierra de Zongolica, Soledad Atzompa's largest; Day of the Dead and Cristo Rey in November.
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  Campo Grande · Village · Veracruz
  Nahua community of 3,200 in the Tuxpango valley south of Ixtaczoquitlán; church of San José and patron feast on 19 March.
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  Chichiquila · Village · Puebla
  Village at Puebla's far eastern edge, on the slopes of Pico de Orizaba by Veracruz, near Coscomatepec; "where bitter greens abound".
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  Chilapa · Village · Veracruz
  Mountain village in La Perla, at about 2,200 m on the slopes of Pico de Orizaba; its Nahuatl name means "river of chiles".
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  Coetzapotitla · Village · Veracruz
  Second village of Veracruz's smallest municipality, on the road from Coetzala toward the Sierra de Zongolica; its Nahuatl name means quetzals and sapotes.
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  Cruz Verde · Village · Veracruz
  Mountain village of Calcahualco at 1,940 m, just beyond the municipal seat on the slopes rising toward Pico de Orizaba; about 20 minutes from Coscomatepec.
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  Cuapichapan · Village · Veracruz
  Fortín congregación at 891 m west of town, carrying the Nahuatl name of an old lordship; it moved from Ixtaczoquitlán to Fortín in 1930.
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  Cuautlapan · Village · Veracruz
  Ixtaczoquitlán village between Orizaba and Córdoba, with the parish of San Sebastián Mártir and the San Juan and Chicahuaxtla hills above it.
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  Cuesta del Mexicano · Village · Veracruz
  Nahua community beside the Galicia caves, where the xochitlali offering to Mother Earth is held on the first Friday of March.
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  Escamela · Village · Veracruz
  An industrial village of Ixtaczoquitlán at the foot of Cerro de Escamela, 5 km from Orizaba, where Morelos won a battle in 1812.
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  Huitzila · Village · Veracruz
  "Place where hummingbirds abound": a Sierra de Zongolica village at 2,380 m beside the seat of Soledad Atzompa, about 35 minutes from Orizaba.
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  Monte Blanco · Village · Veracruz
  Fortín congregation on the Huatusco road, beside the old Monte Blanco hacienda, Guadalupe Victoria's headquarters in 1816.
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  Monte Salas · Village · Veracruz
  Fortín village on Highway 143 to Huatusco, beside the Metlac River, five minutes from Fortín de las Flores and 13 from Córdoba.
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  Motzorongo · Village · Veracruz
  A sugarcane village in Tezonapa that grew from Carlos Pacheco's Porfirian hacienda, with its own railway and a past as an American plantation.
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  Moyoapan · Village · Veracruz
  Ixtaczoquitlán village at 1,174 m on the road to Atzacan, with the ruins of a tobacco-drying house and a San José feast on 19 March.
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  Naranjal · Village · Veracruz
  Coffee-growing municipal seat at 740 m, 10 km south of Córdoba by the Río Blanco; church of San Cristóbal and patron feast in July.
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  Peñuela · Village · Veracruz
  Town of 5,400 on Highway 150 between Córdoba and Amatlán; home to the Universidad Veracruzana's farm-science faculty.
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  San Isidro el Berro · Village · Veracruz
  Mountain village at 2,600 m on the slopes of Pico de Orizaba, Mariano Escobedo municipality; church of San Isidro Labrador. 35 min from Orizaba.
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  San José · Village · Puebla
  Hamlet of Chichiquila beside the municipal seat, on the humid slopes of Pico de Orizaba that drop toward Veracruz.
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  Sumidero · Village · Veracruz
  Nahua village of Ixtaczoquitlán between Orizaba and Córdoba, by the Metlac ravine; briefly the municipal seat in 1925, still a farming community.
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  Tecamalucan · Village · Veracruz
  Acultzingo village on Highway 150 below the Cumbres: a former hacienda, the 1862 Barranca Seca battle and a hikers' day in October.
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  Toluca · Village · Puebla
  Hamlet of Atzitzintla at the municipality's lowest point, 2,500 m, at the foot of Pico de Orizaba and about 16 km from Orizaba.
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  Tuxpanguillo · Village · Veracruz
  Nahua village of 3,900 south of Ixtaczoquitlán; San Sebastián feast on 20 January, with pole flyers on the 18th.
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  Villa Unión · Village · Veracruz
  A congregación of Fortín at 840 m, in the lower, southern part of the flower-growing municipality, about 15 minutes by car from Córdoba.
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  Xoxocotla · Village · Veracruz
  Highland municipal seat in the Sierra de Zongolica, around 2,100 m up among pines; wool blankets and a San Isidro Labrador feast in May.

Towns

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  Acultzingo · Town · Orizaba
  A mountain town below the Cumbres de Acultzingo, the steep, winding pass on the old Puebla road with sweeping valley views.
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  Ciudad Mendoza · Town · Orizaba
  The old textile town of Santa Rosa, with a community history museum in a former factory warehouse and the gateway to the Sierra de Zongolica.
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  Fortín de las Flores · Town · Córdoba
  Córdoba's flower-growing neighbor: gardenia and orchid nurseries, a bonsai museum, and the edge of the Metlac ravine.
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  Huatusco · Town · Coscomatepec
  A misty coffee town east of Coscomatepec, with farms that offer tours and tastings and waterfalls in the surrounding hills.
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  Magdalena · Town · Veracruz
  A small mountain municipal seat half an hour from Orizaba, on the slopes of the Sierra de Zongolica; Mary Magdalene feast on 21-22 July.
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  Tomatlán · Town · Veracruz
  Hill town between Córdoba and Coscomatepec: San Miguel parish, the Olmec site of La Yerbabuena, an 1805 arch bridge and a fiesta on 29 September.
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  Yanga · Town · Córdoba
  Known as the first free town of the Americas, founded by people who escaped slavery; a statue of Gaspar Yanga stands in its square.
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  Zongolica · Town · Veracruz
  Nahua mountain town in a misty valley of the Sierra de Zongolica, base for the region's caves, sinkholes and waterfalls such as Popócatl.

Waterfalls

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  Cascada El Elefante · Waterfall · Orizaba
  A waterfall deep in the Río Blanco canyon, reached by a stairway of 500 steps, with a turquoise swimming pool next door.
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  Cascada de Atoyac · Waterfall · Córdoba
  A small waterfall on the Atoyac River, seen from old railway tunnels that now serve as lookouts, with a pool for a swim.
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  Cascada de Cocalzingo · Waterfall · Coscomatepec
  A tall waterfall pouring off a forested hill near Alpatláhuac, with views of the volcano, trails and space to camp.

Caves

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  Sótano de Popocatl · Cave · Córdoba
  A river that plunges about 80 meters into a sinkhole in the Sierra de Zongolica foothills; rappel down with guides or look from the rim.

Lakes

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  Laguna de Nogales · Lake · Orizaba
  A spring-fed lake in the town of Nogales, clear and cold, where locals swim, row, and stroll under the trees.

Mountains

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  Pico de Orizaba · Mountain · Coscomatepec
  Mexico's highest peak rises right behind Coscomatepec; the road via Calcahualco climbs to high villages on its eastern slopes.

Nature reserves

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  Cañón del Río Blanco · Nature reserve · Orizaba
  A national park since 1938 around Orizaba, with pine-covered peaks, waterfalls on the Río Blanco, and trails above the valley.

Viewpoints

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  Barranca de Metlac · Viewpoint · Córdoba
  A deep, misty ravine with 19th-century railway tunnels, an old track you can walk, and some of Mexico's tallest bridges.

Top tours in Altas Montañas (Orizaba and Córdoba)

Córdoba Private Sunrise Taj Mahal Tour from Delhi By Car -All inclusive ★ 5.0 (546) 12 h From US$14

Córdoba Aquatico Inbursa Waterpark: Veracruz - Ticket ★ 4.1 (49) 8 h From US$25

Córdoba Full Day Tour to Catemaco and Los Tuxtlas with Transportation ★ 4.6 (29) 12 h 30 min From US$92

Córdoba Tajín and Papantla Tour from Veracruz or Boca del Río by Highway ★ 5.0 (23) 12 h 30 min From US$112

Córdoba 6-Day Private Tour of Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, and Varanasi from Delhi ★ 5.0 (20) 6 days From US$802

Orizaba Tour to Orizaba and Cordoba from Veracruz or Boca del Río ★ 5.0 (17) 12 h 30 min From US$106

Orizaba Orizaba Magical Town and Córdoba ★ 5.0 (4) 12 h From US$127

Pico de Orizaba Hiking Tour on the Pico de Orizaba Volcano ★ 3.7 (3) 11 h From US$160

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