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Tlacotalpan: the revolution of "carpenter" Porfirio

Often, the difference between a place on the map and swell the long list of forgotten cities is an illustrious son to be proud of. Tlacotalpan is fortunate to be able to wield the birth certificate of one of the great, Mexican composer Agustin Lara.

byRicardo Coarasa

14 December, 2011

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Eyipantla: The water festival

"Once down, I sink into the quagmire of mud to fill my immaculate sports. in this paradise…

byRicardo Coarasa

7 December, 2011

Laguna Catemaco: between monkeys and shamans

Catemaco is a beautiful lagoon with two distinctive colorful Mexican: claims to be the world capital of witchcraft and is home to a colony of macaques relocated from Thailand. Ie, you never know if the tourists which gets into the boat come here to eat them primates in the hand or to get a "clean" spirits 100 weights.

byRicardo Coarasa

21 November, 2011

Veracruz: port of the legends

Veracruz is a place to stay stripped of duties and hours, enjoying the pleasure of reconciliation with the time, with the talks without violations. Veracruz is a port city, or a port city, which lower the flag and languish stress listening legends and terrible events that still disturb the daily cadence of jarochos.

byRicardo Coarasa

14 November, 2011

San Juan de Ulúa: the last Spanish flag in Mexico

Veracruz is the beginning and end of the Spanish presence in Mexico. Landed on its shores the ships of Hernan Cortes and there remains the last bastion colonial, the fort of San Juan de Ulua, which last lowered the Spanish flag.

byRicardo Coarasa

7 November, 2011

La Antigua Veracruz: the Rubicon of Cortez

Antigua is the back of modern Veracruz. It is not touched by the golden wand of tourism, but the mixing of Mexico today began to take shape on its shores, where nearly five centuries ago began the great adventure of Hernán Cortés, who decided to sink their ships there, not burn, to close any possibility of return and thus put towards the great Moctezuma Aztec Court.

byRicardo Coarasa

18 August, 2011

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Tlacotalpan: the revolution of "carpenter" Porfirio

Eyipantla: The water festival

Laguna Catemaco: between monkeys and shamans

Veracruz: port of the legends

San Juan de Ulúa: the last Spanish flag in Mexico

La Antigua Veracruz: the Rubicon of Cortez