GLOBAL TOP 50: VERACRUZ, MEXICO
By Ean Decker, Triptime Insurance
Triptime® Global Top 50 Places to Travel in 2017!
Ean Decker, Triptime Insurance
Welcome to the inaugural edition of our weekly blog series titled, Global Top 50, where Triptime® Insurance will showcase an amazing travel destination every Friday. Our goal is to bring each reader insights on the destination such as food, the culture, and various activities and adventures to discover. We hope to inspire YOU to travel more! No matter where you are from, there are so many outstanding places on this planet to discover and explore. Life is too short to stay put. Get out and travel! Of course, no trip should go uninsured so don’t forget to safeguard your trip with Triptime® Insurance, your preferred mobile option.
Veracruz, Mexico
Triptime® Global Top 50 travels to the Emerald Coast of Mexico landing in the State of Veracruz. Set long on the Gulf of Mexico, Veracruz is quickly becoming one of Mexico’s hottest travel destinations. The capital of the state is also called Veracruz (technically called Heroica Veracruz). The city is the Americas very first coastal settlement. Founded by Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés, in 1519, due to the discovery of gold, Cortés became a Spanish legend and Veracruz was established. Historically not well known as a tourist spot, many people are now beginning to notice just how amazing Veracruz is. Besides the great coastline, there are great restaurants, an amazing jungle and an incredible ancient ruins, such as the Unesco World Heritage site, El Tajin…
A great day tour awaits you at the ‘Pyramid of the Niches’ at El Tajin. Located about 3 hours north of Veracruz city.
Book a tour in Veracruz: discoververacruztours.com
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ATV/Sandboarding Tours
ATV sand dunes / Sand Boarding
Hop on an ATV for a few hours and ride on a “sea of sand.” The ocean borders one side of the dune which makes great panoramic scenery as you race through sand. The wide, and hilly dunes make an excellent ATV course. Want something different? Try your luck at Sand-boarding to ‘surf the turf.’
Zip-line Tours
Soar high above the jungle canopy as you skip across the tree tops. This adventure lasts about a 1/2 day. Ask how you can combine a zip-line and rafting trip together!
Whitewater Rafting
Whitewater rafting guided tours to keep your heart racing.
Veracruz is known as the whitewater rafting capital of Mexico. This 1-day tour is sure to excite and exhaust your thrill seeking spirit. These rivers are tangled deep in the Sierre Madré Oriental Mountains. The rivers difficulty levels range from category 2, 3, and 4 rapids.
Test your skills rafting in one of the many rivers here. Veracruz has the highest number of rivers of anywhere in the world.
Los Tuxtlas and Catamaco Jungle Regions
Jungles provide lush vegetation and waterfalls.
3 hours south of Veracruz city, you will find the Los Tuxtlas and El Catamaco jungle regions. Take a guided 1-day tour and explore this amazing landscape. Common things to see are volcanic-cone shaped hills, Monkeys, many species of birds and plenty of waterfalls. This region is also a popular filming spot for jungle scenes of many movies, such as the 2006 film, Apocalypto.
A Catemaco Jungle monkey sits in a tree (above). Below is another waterfall and one of several “enchanted lakes.” The water level of these lakes actually rises in the dry season and falls in the rainy season.
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Unesco World Heritage site:El Tajín
Aerial shot of El Tajin’s ancient ruins (above) Tourists enjoy El Tajin from the ground (below).
Named a world heritage site in 1992, El Tajín is a pre-Columbian archeological site in Veracruz and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica. A part of the Classic Veracruz culture, El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 C.E. and during this time numerous temples, palaces, ball courts, and pyramids were built. From the time the city fell, in 1230, to 1785, no European seems to have known of its existence, until a government inspector stumbled upon the Pyramid of the Niches and thus finding the El Tajín ruins.
Veracruz Food Scene
Blue Crab is as fresh as it gets (above). Common seafood dishes like the Seafood Soup (below) are served in many restaurants. Items such as the Seafood Tostado help to shape the food scene in Veracruz. Recently, the State Tourism Board has successfully promoted Veracruz food on an international level.
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Beaches
Great beaches and blue waters along the coast. Large sandy beaches hosts many people along the Hotel Zone (above).
The coast of Veracruz stretches for many miles. Local vendors sell items during a normal day at the beach.
*To see all of the tours in Veracruz, visit discoververacruztours.com
You’ve made your airline reservations, you’ve selected your hotel, you’ve put your dog in the kennel, and you’ve forwarded your mail. Your international trip is just around the corner. Now it’s time to consider the risks you will face during your journey and select an insurance plan that meets your needs. It’s Triptime®.
