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Discover El Alquitran in Mexico
El Alquitran in the region of Veracruz-Llave is a place located in Mexico - some 319 mi or ( 514 km ) East of Mexico City , the country's capital .
Local time in El Alquitran is now 09:37 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yancuigapan, Villahermosa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Turcal, and Soles. When in this area, you might want to check out Yancuigapan . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Alquitran ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Hidalgotitlán, Veracruz
Hidalgotitlán is a town in the Mexican state of Veracruz, with a population of near 18,000 in 2000. Its name derives from two words: one Spanish and the other indigenous. The first part is the family name Hidalgo (after the father of the modern Mexican nation, Miguel Hidalgo) and the second part is -tlan, a Nahuatl suffix that means "place". The settlement stands on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, on the left bank of the River Coatzacoalcos.
Located at 17.78 -94.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Olmec heartland
The Olmec heartland is the southern portion of Mexico's Gulf Coast region between the Tuxtla mountains and the Olmec archaeological site of La Venta, extending roughly 80 km (50 mi) inland from the Gulf of Mexico coastline at its deepest. It is today, as it was during the height of the Olmec civilization, a tropical lowland forest environment, crossed by meandering rivers.
Located at 17.83 -94.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán (or San Lorenzo) is the collective name for three related archaeological sites—San Lorenzo, Tenochtitlán and Potrero Nuevo—located in the southeast portion of the Mexican state of Veracruz. Along with La Venta and Tres Zapotes, it was one of the three major cities of the Olmec (it was the major center of Olmec culture from 1200 BCE to 900 BCE).
Located at 17.75 -94.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Parque 18 de marzo de 1938
Parque 18 de marzo de 1938 is a stadium in Minatitlán, Veracruz. It is the home field of the Petroleros de Minatitlán (Minatitlán Oilers) Mexican League baseball team as well as the Gavilanes de Minatitlán (Minatitlán Hawks) who play in the Veracruz Winter League. It holds 7,500 people. It is named to commemorate the day when President of Mexico Lázaro Cárdenas announced that the oil industry in Mexico would be nationalized.
Located at 18.00 -94.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Cosoleacaque
Cosoleacaque in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the south-east zone of the State of Veracruz, about 300 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 234.42 km2. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:18|00|N|94|38|W||| | |name= }}. The municipality of Cosoleacaque is delimited to the north by Coatzacoalcos and Pajapan, to the south by Minatitlán, to the east by Ixhuatlán del Sureste and Nanchital and to the west by Chinameca. Its main products are maize and rice.
Located at 18.00 -94.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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