6 places with their own page in the municipality of Actopan, in the state of Veracruz.
Map of Actopan
Places to visit in Actopan
Towns · 1 Villages · 4 Archaeological sites · 1
Towns
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Actopan · Town
A small town in the Actopan river valley below Xalapa, one of Mexico's big mango producers, with a May mango fair and the Descabezadero springs nearby.
Villages
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Los Otates · Village
Bread-baking village of Actopan in a warm ravine; on 13 November it hands out bread to visitors. Nearby: Poza Azul and La Capilla ruins. -
Trapiche del Rosario · Village
A sugar-cane village in Actopan, in the Actopan river valley, known for its milk-fudge jamoncillo figures and close to El Descabezadero. -
Coyolillo · Village
Afro-Mexican village in Actopan, half an hour from Xalapa, known for its pre-Lent carnival of carved wooden bull masks. -
Villa Rica · Village
Small fishing village on a calm bay below Quiahuiztlan, where Cortés set up the Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz in 1519; beach, dunes and sea cliffs.
Archaeological sites
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Quiahuiztlan · Archaeological site
Totonac hillside city and cemetery above Villa Rica bay, with 78 tombs built like tiny temples; here the Totonacs allied with Cortés in 1519.
Neighbouring municipalities
Xalapa · 8 Coatepec · 4 Veracruz · 8 Perote · 5
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