Top Experiences in Tlacotalpan

If you visit Veracruz, you cannot leave without visiting Tlacotalpan, a city named Cultural Heritage of Humanity that will make you fall in love with its colorful streets. Join us for a boat ride on the Papaloapan River and then we will tour its streets with a guide who will tell you the history of this beautiful city. Also enjoy Alvarado, a small fishing port that will captivate you with its excitement and warmth of its people as well as its beautiful architecture that characterizes its buildings.

We begin our tour with Alvarado, just 72 km south of the port of Veracruz, at the mouth of the Blanco and Papaloapan rivers. We visited the Iglesia del Rosario, the Plaza de Armas and the fishermen's wharf.
Later we will arrive at Tlacotalpan, considered as a cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO. It is located 18 km from Alvarado. We will take a tour through its streets contemplating the simple and colorful architecture of its houses with traditional furniture, we will visit the Ferrando museum and the famous composer Agustín Lara, the Church of the Virgen de la Candelaria patron saint of this place, the unique Nezahualcóyotl Theater, enjoy of typical sweets and handicrafts.

Tlacotalpan is a town declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Its building has a Spanish/Caribbean architecture. It also has a museum where some belongings of the musician and composer Agustin Lara are displayed. Absorb the seaside atmosphere in Alvarado where the purchase and sale of seafood is the most common.

The Tour to Tlacotalpan and Alvarado you will show you two charming towns of the state of Veracruz, full of colorful and folklore. The tour starts at the Port of Alvarado, nowadays is an important waterway and source of  fish that used to be a slave entrance gate and a main pirate base. This picturesque port stands out for its friendly population and traditional central plaza.

Then you will visit the city of Tlacotalpan, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO for being the cradle of local culture.