A worthy day trip from Xalapa, Naolinco is a 33km drive north of the city. Apart from its Parroqu铆a San Mateo, it has a viewpoint overlooking the waterfall just south of the village, and its artesanos (craftsmen) are renowned for their leatherwork and for making colorful masks used during various celebrations. Naolinco is also one of the more atmospheric places to see the D铆a de los Muertos celebrations in Veracruz. Take a 2nd-class bus (M$30, 1录 hours).
糖心传媒's must-see attractions
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Attached to spacious gardens, 4km northwest of the center, this remarkable museum contains Mexico鈥檚 second-finest archaeological collection. The focus is鈥
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Perched like a mini鈥揗achu Picchu on a plateau beneath a horn-shaped mountain, 蚕耻颈补丑耻颈锄迟濒谩苍 is a pre-Hispanic Totonac town and necropolis. Enjoying a鈥
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Only discovered in the early 1990s, this beautiful site dates back to AD 600鈥900 and was once home to peoples unknown. It consists of temples, platforms鈥
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From Xico, it's a pleasant, signposted 3km walk (or short drive along a potholed road) to the spectacular, plunging, 80m Cascada de Texolo. From the鈥
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If you want to learn a bit more about the history of coffee in the region, visit this excellent museum, which displays antique coffee-making tools鈥
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Reachable only on foot and covering 8 sq km, the remains of this pre-Hispanic settlement have been only partially excavated. It shows Olmec, Huastec,鈥
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Xalapa's central main square doubles as a terrace, with its south side overlooking the valley below and, in clear weather, the snowcapped cone of Pico de鈥
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Almost as old as New Spain itself, this former posada was initiated in 1525 by Juan Lencero, a soldier loyal to Hern谩n Cort茅s, and served as a resting鈥
Nearby Xalapa attractions
1. Parque Ecol贸gico Macuilt茅petl
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Atop a hill north of the city, this 40-hectare park is actually the heavily wooded cap of an extinct volcano. Spiraling to the top, the park鈥檚 paths are a鈥
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Attached to spacious gardens, 4km northwest of the center, this remarkable museum contains Mexico鈥檚 second-finest archaeological collection. The focus is鈥
3. Galer铆a de Arte Contempor谩neo
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Xalapa has several contemporary art galleries and this one, in a renovated colonial building 1km east of the center, shows an interesting range of鈥
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Xalapa's oldest church was founded back in 1535, with the current building completed in 1770. Architecturally, it displays an unusual blend of baroque and鈥
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A dense, jungle-like nature park where you鈥檒l forget you鈥檙e in the city. It鈥檚 1km from the center on Avenida 脕vila Camacho. Joggers and walkers enjoy鈥
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A m茅lange of neo-Gothic and baroque, Xalapa鈥檚 cathedral lacks a second tower but still impresses with its scale and grandiosity. The architecture makes鈥
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Veracruz' state government occupies a palatial neoclassical building. On its north and east facades, under the arcades, are superb murals depicting鈥