A region of Veracruz
A long, straight run of Gulf beach in northern Veracruz, south of Tecolutla, lined with small hotels, campgrounds and fishing villages along the coastal highway toward Nautla. It fills up with families from Mexico City, Puebla and Xalapa at Easter and in summer, and is the nearest beach to El Tajín and Papantla.
3 places to visit
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Places to visit in Costa Esmeralda (Veracruz) 3
3 places with their own page, grouped by kind.
Towns
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Gutiérrez Zamora · Town · Papantla
A riverside town on the way to Tecolutla, home to some of the oldest vanilla-curing businesses in the region. -
Tecolutla · Town · Papantla
Papantla's nearest beach town, at a river mouth on the Gulf, with a sea turtle camp and boat trips into the mangroves.
Beaches
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Costa Esmeralda · Beach · Papantla
More than 50 km of calm Gulf beaches between Tecolutla and Nautla, with fine sand, seafood and mangrove boat trips.
Getting around Costa Esmeralda (Veracruz)
Fly into Poza Rica (PAZ).
Cities to start from: Papantla
Most of the region is reached by road: a rental car is the easiest way to see several places in a day, and buses link the larger towns.